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Bill Introduced to Reduce Workweek to 32 Hours
The proposal would cut the standard workweek by 2 hours a year and preserve pay and benefits for workers as overtime rules change.
- Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Mark Takano reintroduced the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act last week to reduce the standard workweek to 32 hours without cutting pay or benefits.
- The proposal amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to phase out the 40-hour workweek over four years, reducing the standard by two hours annually until reaching 32 hours.
- Major unions including the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations have endorsed the bill, while 57 percent of Americans support a shorter workweek to improve quality of life.
- Club for Growth President David McIntosh warned the measure would make living "more unaffordable for Americans," while USA Today reports the bill faces slim passage chances in the Republican-controlled Congress.
- Advocates argue that AI and technological advances should benefit working families rather than billionaires and CEOs, as Sanders contends workers faced stagnant pay despite an explosion in productivity over fifty years.
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Learn about the project that seeks to reduce the workweek to 32 hours in the U.S., with overtime and no wage or benefit cuts.
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