by Justin | Jan 21, 2022 | Accident Fund, Blue Cross Blue Shield, COVID-19, MLive, President Joseph Biden
The federal vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees created riffs in the workplace before it could even be implemented. On Thursday, Jan. 13 the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the mandate for businesses but kept the healthcare mandate in place.While...
by Justin | Jan 7, 2022 | Blue Cross Blue Shield, COVID-19, UAW Local 2256
Two hundred and fifty people who worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and its affiliates are out of a job because they didn’t comply with its vaccine mandate. Amy Castinon of the UAW Amalgamated Local 2256, says seven union members in the Lansing branch...
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 | Dec 11, 2021 | Accident Fund, Blue Cross Blue Shield, UAW Local 2256
At least two dozen unvaccinated employees at the Lansing offices of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the Accident Fund were put on unpaid leave this week for failing to follow through with a company mandate to get their COVID-19 shots by Wednesday.“We’ve had...
by Justin | Apr 29, 2021 | Blue Cross Blue Shield, COVID-19, UAW Local 2145
On the surface, Michigan’s largest health insurance company – Blue Cross Blue Shield – has championed health precautions and safety throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.But behind the scenes, long-time employees are quitting and some have had panic attacks because of the...
