UB medical residents call on university, hospitals to come to bargaining table [Video]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — University at Buffalo medical residents and fellows continued their strike for a second day Wednesday.

The residents, who work at major Western New York hospitals — such as Buffalo General, Erie County Medical Center, and Oishei Children’s Hospital — gathered for the biggest presence yet of the four-day strike. Over 150 residents joined the picket line to continue to call for better wages, benefits and working conditions. 

The union held a press conference Wednesday to continue to speak out about what it’s asking for.

“The math does not add up,” said Rob Boreanaz, the lead negotiator with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, which represents UB residents.

“Essentially, each of the residency programs throughout the entire state of New York get the same amount of taxpayer dollars sent to it in order to pay the wages and benefits, as well as …