Bernie Sanders unveils 32-hour workweek bill
thehill.com
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday introduced a bill to establish a standard four-day workweek in the United States without any reduction in pay. The bill, over a four-year period, would lowe…
  • qooqie@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    It’s depressing, he’s very good at unveiling bills that the general public will support, but will never pass. One day the government will work for us

    • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
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      6 months ago

      It won’t pass now (most Dems would vote it down, to say nothing of the Republicans), but it’ll gradually shift the Overton window. As the idea of shorter working hours appears in more places, people will be more inclined to entertain it rather than immediately rejecting it.