I moved to Buffalo last summer from Alberta, Canada, to begin medical residency at the University at Buffalo in the MedPeds program (Internal Medicine and Pediatrics). Like most residents and fellows at UB, I fully understand that my position includes extremely long...
This past week the Buffalo Union of American Physicians & Dentists, representing 831 resident physicians who work in University at Buffalo-affiliated hospitals, executed a four-day strike to protest the failure of University Medical Resident Services (UMRS), the...
UB resident physicians, represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), went on a four-day strike at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) last week to demand financial transparency and an equitable labor contract from their employer,...
The labor action by medical residents in Buffalo is the latest in the medical worker unionization wave sweeping the US. Around 100 picketers stood in front of Buffalo General Hospital on September 4, chanting and talking to reporters under the midday sun. They gripped...
Karra Barret and her son Bradley stood in solidarity with UB physicians and a particular resident who Karra says saved her son's life. BUFFALO, N.Y. — University at Buffalo resident physicians concluded Day 3 of their strike. While they’re looking for better pay and...
Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - Wednesday marked the second day of striking for 829 UB medical residents, who are fighting not only for livable wages, but for benefits that are on par with what other medical residencies are getting offered in the area. ... The UB resident...