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Some of Sweden's train drivers are staging a protest against their employer's uniform policy

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Swedish train driver Martin Akersten poses wearing a skirt in Stockholm on May 31, 2013. He says more than a dozen others at the Roslagsbanan line have started wearing skirts in the summer as a protest against the train company’s uniform policy, which doesn’t allow shorts. The 30-year-old Akersten said Sunday the response from customers has been only positive.Kim Jensen/The Associated Press

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