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Rochester General Hospital technical workers unionize, amid rapidly growing labor movement
April 9, 2026 // RUNAP now represents about 1,400 workers at RGH – about 15% of the hospital workforce -- across nurses, midwives, and technical workers, according to a union organizer. Labor unionization in healthcare is at a record high nationwide, fueled by consolidation, profit-driven ownership, burnout and “aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic,” research shows.