by Justin | Dec 17, 2021 | COVID-19, Kohler, UAW Local 833
Kohler has agreed to suspend its vaccine mandate for all United Auto Workers Local No. 833 associates employed at the company. UAW Local 833 filed a grievance against Kohler, stating the company violated the collective bargaining agreement and the National Labor...
by Justin | Dec 15, 2021 | COVID-19, UAW Local 321
A tentative agreement has been reached between Delaware County commissioners and the union representing merit officers in the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office concerning overtime pay from the early days of the pandemic in 2020. The amount of money and other...
by Justin | Dec 14, 2021 | Accident Fund, Blue Cross Blue Shield, COVID-19, UAW Local 2256
More than 20 union workers at Blue Cross Blue Shield and one of its subsidiaries are now on unpaid leave because they didn’t meet the company’s requirement to get the Covid vaccine.Labor attorney Shawndrica Simmons says, if a company has federal contracts, it’s...
by Justin | Nov 25, 2021 | Autoworkers, COVID-19, Detroit News, Ford, General Motors, Stellantis
The United Auto Workers’ COVID-19 joint task force with Detroit’s three automakers is keeping disclosure of vaccination status voluntary while urging workers and their families to get the shot and booster. Read the article here.
by Justin | Nov 24, 2021 | COVID-19, Ford, General Motors, Stellantis
The Detroit automakers are asking their roughly 153,000 plant employees represented by the United Auto Workers to voluntarily submit their Covid-19 vaccination status. The companies and union agreed to the “voluntary and confidential disclosure” of...
by Justin | Aug 26, 2021 | COVID-19, General Motors
General Motors is requiring all of its U.S. white-collar employees to reveal their COVID-19 vaccination status as the automaker evaluates whether or not to mandate vaccination across its salaried workforce. Upon learning the news, UAW President Ray Curry said Thursday...
