3M Company management are perpetuating falsehoods, distorting data, and are not providing any ethical or moral leadership.
Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus is a Latin phrase meaning "false in one thing, false in everything." At common law, it is the legal principle that a witness who testifies falsely about one matter is not credible to testify about any matter.
Unless and until management statements can be independently verified, strongly recommend that you place no credence in their so-called “information.”
You owe it to yourself and your family to demand the truth. Under our system of laws companies have many rights; however, they do not have the right to lie, mislead, hoodwink, or bamboozle their employees.