BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – The Greenbrier Resort said today health insurance for union employees and their families will continue uninterrupted.
Coverage was recently in jeopardy because of $2.4 million in payments allegedly not paid by the Greenbrier to Amalgamated Health Fund. Benefits were set to expire on Aug.27, but a deal was reached on an extension.
But the problems have reportedly all been worked out.
“The Greenbrier proudly announces there will be no interruptions in healthcare coverage for any of the hundreds of hard-working union employees and their families,” a statement released today said. “The employee contributions that were withheld from employees’ paychecks were always timely remitted to the Health Fund, and not a single time was a penny of those contributions used for any other purpose other than funding the healthcare coverage of The Greenbrier employees. The Greenbrier values its employees greatly, and from the very beginning, when Governor Justice bought the resort out of bankruptcy, he immediately (within hours) restored benefits that employees had been forced to negotiate away. A union contract that took 6 months to negotiate with CSX (prior to the Justice purchase) and obtained substantial concessions from the employees–including stripping away, and in many cases completely removing, health benefits to these hard-working employees– was replaced by the Justice family as its first priority. The Greenbrier cares about its team members as part of the family, and these great people take world-class care of guests from around the world. They are an essential part of The Greenbrier experience and make us proud every day.”
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