UAW president Shawn Fain has called for a 32-hour workweek. It’s the revival of an old vision in the US labor movement — and the sort of ambition overworked and underpaid employees need.
I’ve heard on the radio this mentioned as part of the negotiations for the new contract with the auto companies and thought this was a sort of tactic to ask for more so they can settle higher, but I’d love to see this be a sincere goal. Given all the productivity gains over the decades, we should actually be at 3-day work weeks of 24 hours, but 32-hour 4-day work weeks would still be a lot better than the awful situation we’re in right now.
I’ve heard on the radio this mentioned as part of the negotiations for the new contract with the auto companies and thought this was a sort of tactic to ask for more so they can settle higher, but I’d love to see this be a sincere goal. Given all the productivity gains over the decades, we should actually be at 3-day work weeks of 24 hours, but 32-hour 4-day work weeks would still be a lot better than the awful situation we’re in right now.