32 Hour Work Week

That's the established standard across the Pond.

32-hour work week as a national labor mandate.... why not? I think most burnt-out daily drudge workers would say it's a good thing.

In America, many people tie their whole identity to devoting their existences to making other people money by working absurd hours.

You’ll find tons of them who post on this board.

20% decrease in productivity with no cost savings.

Bernie has NO understanding of basic economics

Who cares how many hours someone is putting in. Businesses need people that work part time. It offers flexibility and lower rates.

However, the bigger factor is that most require 40 hours to be eligible for benefits. So this proposal would essentially make part time workers available for benefits.

No one at a desk job actually works for 40 a week.

Im for it.

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32 Hour Work Week

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How is this enforceable short of passing a federal law AND then passing federal wage increase?

It'll never happen and it's ridiculous

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No one at a desk job actually works for 40 a week.

Im for it.

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This isn't aimed at desk workers. It's aimed at all workers. If you think prices are high now, wait until companies have to pay benefits for part-time employees

What could go wrong…..

Also, You think my work week would change? Nope. I had 60 hrs since last Friday…..on salary….


Also how do you enforce the “with no loss in pay” for hourly workers? What about workers with contracts? Union workers with contracts?

That would also mean a 4 day school day…. How will kids survive without free daycare and free lunch for another day

I work on average 60 hours per week. I often feel burnt out.

How does this work? Are we in overtime after 32 instead of 40 hours?

Problem is there are not enough skilled workers as it is. Having them work less is going to slow down construction or just drive up the costs even more due to more OT.

Basically a 20% cut in productivity

And more manufacturing will go outside the US…..