In 2024, Senator Bernie Sanders is pushing for a transition to a 32-hour workweek without a reduction in pay, arguing that the economy has significantly changed since the 40-hour workweek was established in 1940. Critics, including David Bahnsen speaking on the FOX News Rundown podcast and Jon Decker in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, argue that Sanders's proposal is either unnecessary due to the evolving nature of work or based on inaccurate assertions about the U.S. economy. Meanwhile, the United Auto Workers (UAW), represented by Shawn Fain, attempted to negotiate a 32-hour workweek in their latest contract talks with the Big Three automakers but were unsuccessful.
From @WSJopinion: The growing availability of four-day workweeks, hybrid schedules, remote work and the gig economy reveals that Bernie Sanders’s bill isn’t radical as much as it is superfluous and unnecessary, writes Jon Decker https://t.co/4kdsQv3bBf
As part of their contract negotiations with the Big Three automakers, @UAW called for the introduction of a 32-hour workweek, @SenSanders and @ShawnFainUAW write. Despite significant gains in their contract, they weren’t successful in winning that demand. https://t.co/FzDWGQef7Q
The 40-hour workweek was established in 1940. Call me a radical, but I’d say there have been a few modest changes in the economy since then. In the year 2024, it’s time for a 32-hour workweek with no loss in pay. https://t.co/0LNkeTV5mV
.@biggsag of @AEI writes about Bernie Sanders's wrongness: "Sanders’s statements about retirement savings in the U.S...are so inaccurate as to be irresponsible." | @DominicJPino https://t.co/DQpzwgLclX
.@SenSanders is pushing for a shorter work week. @DavidBahnsen speaks to @DanaPerino about why the change doesn't work for everyone. #FOXNewsRundown #podcast #extra https://t.co/LsIKc4nYF7