United Auto Workers and auto companies reverse course, reimpose mask mandate in factories
Amid the explosive spread of the Delta variant across the United States, Detroit-based automakers and the United Auto Workers said they will reinstate masking requirements in auto plants. The announcement reverses the policy change instituted several weeks ago that allowed vaccinated individuals not to wear masks in the auto factories.
The announcement by Detroit automakers and the UAW follows the move by Ford and General Motors to reinstate mask mandates at facilities in Missouri, an epicenter of the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.
Autoworkers leave the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Warren Truck Plant in Warren, Michigan (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
NYC, big firms take hard line vs. vaccine holdouts >FILE- In this Feb. 2, 2021 file photo, Tyson Foods team members receive COVID-19 vaccines from health officials at the Wilkesboro, N.C. facility. Tyson Foods will require all of its U.S. employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, becoming one of the first major employer of frontline workers to so amid a resurgence of the virus. Tyson, one of the world’s largest food companies, announced Tuesday, Aug. 3, that members of leadership team must be vaccinated by Sept. 24 and the rest of. Melissa Melvin >This March 24, 2021 photo shows a sign near an entrance to a General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville, Mo. Unionized auto workers in the U.S. will go back to wearing masks in all factories, offices and warehouses starting Wednesday, Aug. 4, because of the spreading delta coronavirus variant.(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Jeff Roberson
National Labor Relations Board calls for union revote at Alabama Amazon facility
A National Labor Relations Board hearing officer has determined that Amazon substantially interfered in the carrying out of a unionization drive at its BHM1 fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama, earlier this year. According to statements released by both Amazon and the plaintiff Retail, Warehouse and Department Store Union, the federal labor board has recommended a revote. Last spring, the RWDSU’s campaign to be recognized as the bargaining representative for over 5,800 Amazon warehouse workers suffered a massive defeat. Despite heavy press coverage and public support from national Democratic and Republican Party officials, including President Joseph Biden, only 738 Amazon workers voted in favor of the RWDSU, or roughly 13 percent of the total workforce.
Ex-mayor s son a step closer to Detroit Council at-large seat
Detroit The son of the city s first African American mayor is leading a field of contenders in Tuesday s primary hoping to secure at-large seats on Detroit s City Council.
Coleman A. Young II, a former state senator and mayoral candidate, topped the field alongside incumbent City Councilwoman Janee Ayers, each pulling in about 31% of the vote Tuesday, with 81% of precincts reporting.
The two join former State Rep. Mary Waters and Nicole Smalls, a Detroit Charter Revision Commissioner and activist Jermain Lee Jones, in the race in which the top four candidates will advance to battle in November for two seats representing all of Detroit s neighborhoods.
Fuel-Efficiency Standards Are Set to Get Tougher. The Question Is by How Much. Source: By Katy Stech, Walk Street Journal • Posted: Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Auto industry pushes for middle ground as environmentalists seek aggressive mileage targets
Strengthening regulations on auto emissions is part of President Biden’s campaign to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. Photo: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg News
WASHINGTON The Biden administration is expected to announce stricter fuel-efficiency standards for new cars and light trucks as early as this week, fulfilling a pledge to reset tailpipe-emission limits eased by former President Donald Trump.
The new standards are expected to raise the miles-per-gallon performance and lower the amount of tailpipe emissions that auto makers are required to meet as a fleetwide average for the next four years.