The masks DO NOT protect you from anything. The Covid virus is so small it easily penetrates surgical masks. Furthermore the survival rate is 99.9% in those under 65 yo. So why is the union worrying about this? If someone wants to wear a mask, it is their right to do so. If you don’t want to wear one, it is their right not to. I was taught in nursing school in 1971 that masks are ineffective after 20-30 minutes. Masks are harmful-you rebreathe your own oral bacteria-your mouth is the most germ ridden area of your body. Masks cause you to rebreathe your own bacteria and carbon dioxide resulting in lower oxygen levels, throat infection, bacterial lung infections (including bacterial pneumonia), increase in dental cavities, to name a few. If masks are made in China, you also are most likely breathing in asbestos. The CDC still says that Hospitals, airlines and all public transportation must continue to wear masks, so why is the Union even getting involved?