Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants the state employers to allow their employees to go to work unmasked.
In a statement that DeSantis released during a press conference, he argued that the employees should not be forced to wear masks by the properties and let them breathe freely while working.
“And I’m thinking to myself, ok why? What does that [making employees wear masks] do? If they want to do it for themselves then fine. I think people should have that freedom. But in many cases, they’re being forced to do it by the properties.” DeSantis said.
Too many businesses, particularly corporate chains, force their employees to wear masks all day.
This is unfair to the employees, who should have the same choices as everyone else. It's past time for these workers to be liberated from corporate forced masking policies. pic.twitter.com/elOgvLq0rZ
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) February 20, 2022
“And so I’d hate to say maybe we need a Workers’ Bill of Rights on some of this stuff just to let people breathe freely when they’re working,” he said, adding that he believes the forced masking is nothing more than “theater.” He added.
He also pointed out the unfairness of forcing the employees to wear masks when the guests don’t have to.
“ I don’t think it’s really serving a purpose. Not when you have 500 other people … and you’re going to impose this on 12 people who are working hard to serve?” he continued.
“So I really hope we can just get beyond that. I think many restaurants have gotten beyond it. I think some hotels have, but I’ll tell you. I’ve been to some places and they’re very appreciative of being in Florida that they’re able to work,” he insisted.
Following the press conference, he posted a tweet to echo his demand to stop the mask mandates.
“Too many businesses, particularly corporate chains, force their employees to wear masks all day. This is unfair to the employees, who should have the same choices as everyone else. It’s past time for these workers to be liberated from corporate forced masking policies.” DeSantis claimed.
