A preschool teacher refuses to work without mask.

She went to work one day with a mask on, the employer told her to take it off, she refused, so she got sent home without pay & with a claim of "refusing to work".

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This woman made the news because she stood up to her employer. But make no mistake, there's many ppl all over Sweden who are going through a similar situation, going to workplaces everyday where they're expected to work unprotected, but they don't dare to stand up against it.
As many of you know, I used to work in a preschool as well. Masks were the biggest taboo you can imagine. I don't know what would have happened if I had tried to work with a mask on, but I can guarantee you it would be no smooth ride.
In this article ⬆️ they say "- we have had few cases of sickness & I think that it works extraordinarily well as it is today, so I can't see that it would reduce the cases. It wouldn't change anything."

Logic: "we've never had a fire, so why do we need a fire extinguisher?"
@lararnas @Lararforbundet det här är helt oacceptabelt ⬆️ Att förbjuda folk från att skydda sig på jobbet, mitt i en brinnande pandemi!? I ett land som Sverige, där det sägs att man har så mycket rättigheter på jobbet & att det finns respekt för de anställda! Gör något omedelbart

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More from @AndreiaSaveSwe

25 Jan
Here's my story ⬇️ I worked in a preschool in 🇸🇪, masks were a taboo that no one dared to talk about. When I quit & said I didn't wanna put my health at risk anymore w/o 😷 my boss said "I understand, if you're scared of diseases this is no place for you"

This is the story of a preschool teacher in risk group & with a husband also in risk group, who is being threatened with being fired because she refuses to work without a mask ⬇️
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25 Jan
Thread about the preschool teacher at risk of losing her job for refusing to work without a mask ⬇️

I have now found her on FB & wrote to her offering help connecting to contacts we have in international media, but got a very sad reply from her ➡️
She says that she has been contacting the media for a while about her situation, being at home because the employer claims she "refuses to work", when in fact all she wants is to wear a mask at work. The media has shown no interest about her story until now
@GoteborgsPosten has now published her story though, which she is happy about. But she says that she is tired & disappointed, so she doesn't have the energy to fight to get her story out there in international media. It's frustrating but I understand her
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23 Jan
"Masks are forbidden in elementary school & high schools & for everyone who is in the school buildings - but specially teachers."

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expressen.se/kvallsposten/k…
"- It is to be regarded as a statutory charter, such as not smoking during working hours & we do not use masks"

New all-time low in Sweden: comparing masks to smoking. There are no limits to this madness. Meanwhile people get infected everyday, some die, some develop #LongCovid.
"She means there's big risks w/ masks that are handled in a wrong way:
- There's an exception for preschools if a kid gets sick during the day, staff is AUTHORIZED to use mask in that situation, not in other situations" ➡️ in the country of own responsibility & personal freedom
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