Optum Workers Are Stronger Together
Workers across Optum are standing up to out-of-state executives who put profits over communities. We are forming our union to lift wages and benefits to the higher standards won by thousands of 1199SEIU members across the Hudson Valley and New York! Now, it’s our turn to win.
Maureen Slevin, RN, Optum Yorktown
“During COVID we carried this clinic. Rain or snow, we were outside swabbing our patients. We deserve more respect and dignity—that’s why I’m voting YES. Standing together with a strong voice, we can make Optum finally listen and fight to win the compensation we are due.”
Amanda Gerhard, RN, Optum Yorktown
“Winning our union will empower us to advocate for ourselves and our patients. United, we can fight to win job improvements like affordable healthcare and reimbursement for continuing education, to help us retain qualified staff and therefore improve patient care.”
Marlene Negron-Serrano, RN, Optum Carmel
“A monthly pension direct deposit for life once I retire and free health insurance for both my family and myself—these are benefits healthcare workers like us have won by joining together in a union. Now, it’s our turn.”
Lisa Snyder, CMA, Optum Yorktown
“Optum has the resources for serious pay raises, a pension, and affordable healthcare. But I am tired of waiting for Management to do the right thing, while seeing qualified colleagues find better opportunities. Getting the respect we deserve and winning job improvements we need starts with us having a seat at the table.”
Nicole Calorossi, Radiology Technologist, Optum Carmel
“With a strong voice and a contract, we can increase communication and transparency company-wide. In our union, we can also work to win lower costing healthcare and ensure a safer environment for workers and patients. Vote yes!”
Stephanie Grant, LPN, Optum Yorktown
“Let’s protect our jobs for real and achieve stability, for ourselves and patients, with the power of a union contract. We need that more than ever. Additionally, affordable healthcare and, as an LPN, tuition reimbursement, are improvements we can fight to achieve in our union.”