Progressive congressional staffers withdrew their 32-hour week proposal just a day after receiving widespread blowback from both sides of the aisle about the plan. 



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Progressive congressional staffers withdraw 32-hour week proposal

Liberal Capitol Hill staffers withdrew a short-lived demand for a 32-hour workweek Friday after their “tonedeaf” request from a day earlier drew bipartisan mockery.

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Congressional Dem staffers drop short-lived request for 32-hour work week after bipartisan mockery: ‘Terrible idea’

Progressive congressional staffers withdrew their 32-hour week proposal just a day after receiving widespread blowback from both sides of the aisle about the plan.  “The letter failed to make two things clear: First, that progressive congressional staff are dedicated to serving the American people no matter how many hours it takes to get the job…

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A progressive staffer organization on Capitol Hill withdrew its letter calling on members of Congress to switch to a 32-hour workweek after backlash from both sides of the aisle. The Congressional Progressive Staff Association sent out a release Friday stating the group “hereby withdraws its recent letter to congressional leadership on a rotating 32-hour workweek.”  “The letter failed to make two things clear: First, that progressive congression…

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Progressive staffers drop push for 32-hour work week after backlash

Their original call for a rotating 32-hour workweek had prompted a flurry of bipartisan criticism.

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Hill progressives withdraw letter calling for a 32-hour workweek

The withdraw comes after the letter drew heavy bipartisan backlash, with Republicans accusing the staffers of wanting to work fewer hours than a full-time job for the same pay, and Democrats questioning the timing of the proposal.

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Progressive congressional employees withdraw controversial letter requesting shorter work week

"Why not be bold and ask for a 0-hour workweek?"

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Left-wing congressional staffers withdraw letter demanding 32-hour work week after bipartisan backlash

They’ll need to work harder on working less. Liberal Capitol Hill staffers withdrew a short-lived demand for a 32-hour workweek Friday after their “tone-deaf” request from a day earlier drew bipartisan mockery.  The Congressional Progressive Staff Association (CPSA) had asked congressional leaders on Thursday to adopt a rotating schedule that would allow staffers to log fewer hours when lawmakers are away from Washington, DC, and working in thei…

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Democrat staff members who belong to a far-Left caucus withdrew a letter that they wrote this week to congressional leaders asking for a 32-hour workweek to avoid burnout after they were widely mocked online over the request. The Congressional Progressive Staff Association said in a statement that it “hereby withdraws its recent letter to congressional leadership on a rotating 32-hour workweek.” “The letter failed to make two things clear: First…

Progressive congressional staffers withdraw 32-hour week proposal

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