- They claim that the corona pandemic is a special event, so we have a hard time asserting our right, says Krisitina Lundmark, department chair in Uppsala.

It was the other day that the hospital management withdrew from the promise of a four-week vacation this summer when the coronas center did not decrease as one hoped. Instead, the staff receive three weeks off, but the opportunity for a week's vacation in the fall.

The trade union, on the other hand, has negotiated a local agreement, which gives those who have already been promised four weeks' holiday in the form of money or extra holiday days.

The workload is worrying

But there is concern within the union as many of its members have had a heavy spring with a high workload.

- There is a risk that the healthcare staff will incur illness and work injuries from the high burden if you do not get sick in time, says Kristina Lundmark.

Hear her tell more in the clip above.