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 | Dec 24, 2020 | UAW Local 2256
Mayor Andy Schor and unions representing retired workers on Wednesday reached an agreement on health care benefits without adding costs to retirees but still saving the city money. Dennis Parker, president of UAW Local 2256, said the new agreement will not have any...
by Justin | Dec 24, 2020 | UAW Local 2256
At least a dozen employees at the Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America headquarters in Lansing have said they’ve been unfairly required to report to work during the pandemic. The common thread: They’re all members of UAW Amalgamated Local No. 2256. Read the article...
by Justin | Sep 26, 2020 | UAW Local 2256
LANSING — A local UAW chapter says Lansing will be acting illegally if it unilaterally implements planned health care changes that retired city workers expect will increase their health care costs. The city anticipates saving $8 million annually by changing health...
