Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., will hold a hearing Thursday on a bill he introduced to reduce the standard U.S. workweek to four days without loss of pay. The bill, titled the “Thirty-Two Hour Work Week Act,” would reduce the standard workweek from 40 to 32 hours over the span of four years, including lowering the […]
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Bernie Sanders & UAW demand 4 day work week
This country needs to seriously consider cutting back the hours that people have to labor at their job, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders told CNN on Sunday, suggesting the 40-hour workweek is at least partly to blame for Americans’ declining life expectancy. A 32-hour, four-day workweek — for the same pay — is a key demand […]
The 4 day work week is on the horizon
A pilot program testing a four-day work week in the United Kingdom has been hailed as a “resounding success” after employees reported improved well-being and a majority of the participating companies said they would keep the change. A total of 61 British companies with around 2,900 workers were enrolled in the trial, with employees working […]