Posts tagged Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals
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.
Rochester General Hospital nurses’ strike ends
August 8, 2023 // According to RUNAP, nearly all units at RGH are severely short-staffed on any given shift. RRH said if the hospital agreed to everything the union is demanding, it would cost the health system more than $111 million for just the first year of the contract.