Needed: A shorter work week

Needed: A shorter work week

Even with technological advances in productivity, why hasn’t the work week gotten any shorter? These workers live their job by the clock. They are working to repair Prague’s 608-year old astronomical clock in September. | Petr David Josek / AP

When my husband, Frank Lumpkin, went to work March 28, 1980 at Chicago’s Wisconsin Steel, 30 years after never missing a day at work, he found the gates locked in his face. I’m proud to say that Frank led the Wisconsin Steelworker’s fightback; it took nearly 17 years to win $19 million towards closing benefits. However, his mill was only […]

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