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Sen. Bernie Sanders proposed legislation this week to lower the standard 40-hour workweek to 32 hours, with no loss to workers' pay. Reactions have been mixed, with some more staunch than others.. Many have seen 40-plus hours a week for years with stagnant wages, with some picking up multiple jobs to make ends meet. Sanders cites , say “this measure threatens to undo everything that made our nation’s current prosperity possible” and that"America was built on a six-day workweek.
Sanders spoke of successes in his opening statement that other countries have had in implementing shortened work weeks, like, of course, France, but also in specific companies across the nation.Sen. Bernie Sanders wants Americans to follow in the footsteps of some lawmakers in Congress and cut back on their working hours while getting the same pay.
Many people hate their jobs. Some don’t. But almost everyone would like to work less. And over the past several decades, American workers have worked longer hours overall as their wages have stagnated. As if that weren’t enough, they have also seen their declining amount of free time disrupted by increasingly erratic schedules. It’s a dismal situation. Strange, then, that politicians almost never speak to this widespread desire.
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