RELEASE

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and UAW Leaders Verbally Agree on Tentative Contract to Improve Pay, Benefits and Job Security for UAW-Represented Employees at BCBSM and Blue Care Network

Andrew Hetzel

| 1 min read

DETROIT, Nov. 28, 2023 – Several phone calls between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan President & CEO Daniel J. Loepp and UAW International President Shawn Fain over the past week have resulted in a verbal agreement between the two leaders that – when formalized by the two bargaining teams on Wednesday and ratified into a new collective bargaining agreement by UAW members – would end the UAW’s strike that began on Sept. 13. The collective bargaining agreement would also include UAW-represented employees at BCBSM’s HMO subsidiary, Blue Care Network of Michigan.
“President Fain and I have agreed in principle on the construct of a new collective bargaining agreement that would deliver significant income and job security for our unionized workforce,” Loepp said.“ On Wednesday, our bargaining teams will meet to formalize our agreement – bringing our employees one step closer to returning to work. I congratulate and thank President Fain for reaching out and working directly with me to get us to the starting line of the ratification process.”
MI Blue Daily is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, a nonprofit, independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association