WE’RE VOTING YES FOR 1199SEIU FOR A BETTER FUTURE!
United in 1199SEIU, Mt. Sinai Command Center workers will have the most powerful voice to improve our wages, benefits, and jobs.
New York’s most effective healthcare workers union
1199SEIU is the largest and fastest-growing healthcare workers’ union in the country. Our more than 450,000 members work in every part of the healthcare industry, and together have won the very best job standards including:
Some of the highest wages in the country, with guaranteed annual raises
Excellent benefits, including affordable healthcare for employees and our families.
Strong job protections
No-cost education and training opportunities
Respect and a voice
Healthcare workers across the Mt. Sinai system keep choosing 1199SEIU
When we join nearly 13,000 Mt Sinai 1199SEIU members across New York State, we will gain a powerful seat at the table to reduce our healthcare costs, protect our jobs, gain respect and win the improvements we need.
Mt Sinai workers in our own building enjoy higher wages, better benefits and RESPECT as members of 1199SEIU.
MAIL BALLOT INSTRUCTIONS
Around November 18, you will receive a package in the mail from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that contains your official SECRET ballot. Your ballot must be completed in exactly the right way to be counted by the NLRB. Here’s how:
If you don’t receive your ballot by November 23, immediately contact the NLRB's Region 2 Office at (212) 264-0300 or the NLRB's national toll-free line at 1-844-762-6572 to request a new ballot.
OUR CHOICE IS CLEAR: HEALTHCARE WORKERS NEED A HEALTHCARE UNION!
In our upcoming union election, we will have three choices. 1199SEIU, New York’s strongest and most effective healthcare workers union. Brotherhood of Amalgamated Trades (BAT) Local Union 514, a so-called general trade union with no reported healthcare experience. And no union.
SEE THE DIFFERENCE:
MEMBERSHIP & MISSION
1199SEIU
1199SEIU is New York’s most effective healthcare worker union
Nearly 13,000 workers across the Mt Sinai system enjoy higher wages, better benefits and respect & a voice as members of 1199SEIU.
BAT Local 514
A small union with no healthcare mission
Local 514 represents fewer than 2,000 workers in food services, waste removal, hospitality, and other industries.
HEALTHCARE
1199SEIU
Thousands of 1199SEIU members have stood together and won affordable healthcare
1199SEIU members throughout New York State have negotiated for some of the best healthcare for themselves and their families in the country.
BAT Local 514
Questions about who is handling Local 514's health coverage
The organization providing Local 514's health coverage paid more than $1 million in 2025 to an administrator with a 1-star Better Business Bureau (BBB) rating that has been banned from operating in multiple states. 1,2,3
QUALITY & TRANSPARENCY
1199SEIU
A democratic union with proven experience negotiating quality health benefits and more
1199 members make all the important decisions, including negotiating health benefits and voting on all contracts.
BAT Local 514
Questions about who's benefiting from Local 514's health plan
Tens of thousands of dollars were paid to insiders and affiliated businesses in 2025, raising questions about whether workers' interests are coming first. 4,5
LET’S MAKE THE BEST CHOICE FOR OURSELVES AND OUR FUTURES. VOTE YES FOR 1199SEIU!
1 International Benefits Administrators, "About Us," https://www.ibatpa.com/about-us (accessed November 2026).
2 Better Business Bureau, "International Benefits Administrators, LLC | BBB Reviews," https://www.bbb.org/us/ny/garden-city/profile/insurance-services-office/international-benefits-administrators-llc-0121-23790/customer-reviews (accessed November 2026).
3 Texas Department of Insurance, Order No. 20259166, available at https://agate.tdi.texas.gov/commissioner/disciplinary-orders/documents/20259166.pdf (accessed November 2026).
4 Local 514 Health and Welfare Fund Form 5500 2024
5 UEHP 990 Form 2025