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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 reducing pay or benefits.
- Amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, the proposal would phase out the 40-hour workweek over four years, reducing the standard by two hours annually until it reaches 32 hours.
- Major unions, including the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, have endorsed the legislation, while 57 percent of Americans support a shorter week to improve quality of life.
- 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 technological advances like AI should benefit working families rather than just billionaires, as workers have faced stagnant pay despite an explosion in productivity over fifty years.
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Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Mark Takano Propose 32-Hour Work Week Act › American Greatness
A standard 32-hour workweek has been proposed under the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act introduced in Congress by Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Representative Mark Takano […] Source
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Bernie Sanders and Mark Takano reintroduced into Congress a project to gradually reduce the overtime threshold from 40 to 32 hours a week, without cutting wages or benefits.
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