J.C. Reindl at The Detroit Free Press reports the United Auto Workers (UAW) have reached a tentative contract agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan that - if ratified by the UAW Membership, would bring an end to a Strike involving more than 1,000 Blue Cross Workers who have been on Strike since September 13th.  Their jobs include customer service, billing, claims and maintenance.  According to the UAW, the tentative deal contains "significant general wage increases" and would shorten the time to progress the wage scale from 22 years to five years.  It includes $6,500 ratification bonuses for Blue Cross Workers and $5,000 ratification bonuses for Blue Care Network Workers.  There would also be inflation protection bonuses of $1,000 per year of the contract, which would run through 2027.  In addition, negotiators gained stronger contractual language to protect jobs from being outsourced, the UAW said.

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