Amazon, America's 2nd largest employer, reinstates mask mandate for warehouse workers

Amazon revives mask mandate for warehouse workers due to rise in Covid cases Amazon is requiring all U.S. warehouse workers to wear a mask inside operations facilities. Annie Palmer CNBC

Amazon’s U.S. warehouse employees will once again be required to wear face masks at work amid a surge in Covid-19 cases due to the highly transmissible omicron variant.

Workers must wear face coverings inside Amazon operations facilities — even if they’re fully vaccinated or live in an area where masks aren’t mandated — according to an employee notice, which was viewed by CNBC.

Major corporations including Amazon have had to continually readjust their Covid safety protocols as the pandemic drags on. Amazon in November lifted its mask mandate for fully vaccinated warehouse workers after removing and reinstating the mask requirement in warehouses several times in the past year.  ...

Amazon, the second-largest employer in the U.S. behind Walmart, hasn’t mandated vaccines for its workers. Instead, it has nudged employees to get the shot by offering bonuses and running a “Max Your Vax” sweepstakes with awards that include cars, cash awards and vacation packages. ..