UAW on strike in Detroit, but not at the automakers

BCBSM UAW-main_i.jpg — United Auto Workers members employed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in Grand Rapids are striking. (Andy Balaskovitz \/ Crain's Grand Rapids Business)

September 13, 2023 03:02 PM

DETROIT — On the eve of a possible UAW strike against the Detroit 3 automakers, more than 1,000 UAW members employed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan walked off the job Wednesday morning.

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