DETROIT - General Motors now says striking workers will get company-paid health insurance, nine days after telling the union that coverage would be cut off. The about-face came after workers howled and GM received withering criticism from politicians and on social media about cutting off the benefits. It’s normal procedure in strikes for the cost of health care to shift from the company, which is largely self-insured, to the union. But the timing of when GM ends the health care and when the union takes over is at issue. On Detroit-area picket lines Thursday, workers said GM’s restoration of health care benefits makes them think that a contract agreement is near.

Source: thestar September 26, 2019 20:26 UTC