Sanders proposes 4-day work week in new legislation — with no pay cuts

Sanders proposes 4-day work week in new legislation — with no pay cuts

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) arrives to the U.S. Capitol Building on June 01, 2023 in Washington, DC. Democratic Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced new legislation Thursday that would establish a four-day work week for employees across the country without any loss in pay.

The 32-Hour Workweek Act, which is backed by California Sen. Laphonza Butler and California Rep. Mark Takano, would reduce the standard work week from 40 hours to 32 hours.

In 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced the Fair Labor Standards Act, which regulated standard working hours and conditions across the United States for the first time. In 1940, […]

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