DOT turns down labor request for national mask rule

(Source: Rolling Stone, October 3, 2020)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a little-noticed ruling on Friday evening, the Trump administration rejected a petition by a coalition of labor unions that had asked the federal government to require passengers to wear masks on airplanes, trains, and other major forms of transportation. The Department of Transportation told the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO that the agency would not proceed with a regulation to mandate that passengers wear masks on modes of major commercial transportation used by tens of millions of Americans.

Full story: Rolling Stone

Tuesday, October 6, 2020