US Automakers to Reinstate Mask Mandates at All Plants

US Automakers to Reinstate Mask Mandates at All Plants
The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Mich., on March 16, 2021. Rebecca Cook/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—Detroit’s Big Three automakers and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union said on Tuesday that they will reinstate the wearing of masks at all U.S. plants, offices, and warehouses, regardless of vaccination status, beginning on Wednesday.

General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co, and Stellantis NV said in a joint statement with the union the move is in response to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) change in COVID-19 guidance for masks for fully vaccinated people related to the Delta variant.