US Employment News
Senator Bernie Sanders Proposes Four-Day Workweek Bill
Two-time Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has proposed a bill to transition the US to a four-day workweek.
Sanders says this initiative, grounded in research and pilot projects that suggest a shorter workweek, could boost productivity and well-being.
It faces legislative hurdles due to the current political landscape, with a Republican-majority House and a narrowly divided Senate.
Sanders said: “Moving to a 32-hour workweek with no loss of pay is not a radical idea.
“Today, American workers are over 400% more productive than they were in the 1940s.
“And yet millions of Americans are working longer hours for lower wages than they were decades ago.
“That has got to change.
The financial gains from the major advancements in artificial intelligence, automation and new technology must benefit the working class, not just corporate chief executives and wealthy stockholders on Wall Street.
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