The WGA isn’t the only union that took home a win this year. The Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals, or RUNAP, has ratified its first contract with Rochester General Hospital — and it looks like the new union is off to a strong start.
After the RUNAP went on strike for two days in August and voted to strike for five days in October, Rochester General came to the negotiation table, reaching an agreement that was met with 95% approval from union members. The five-day strike was canceled, and the union gained better wages, safer patient-to-staff ratios, protected pensions and affordable healthcare premiums after a year of negotiations.
