#32-hour work week

[alwaysbewoke]

#bernie sanders #work week reduction #32-hour work week #overtime pay #productivity #technology #fair labor standards act #international examples #france #norway #denmark #germany #well-being #stress #fatigue #republican senator bill cassidy #small enterprises #job losses #consumer prices #japan #economic output #labor dynamics #artificial intelligence #automation #workforce composition

[friendpilled-visitmaxer]

Legitimately have spent more time playing Stardew this week than working at my job teehee

#mine #32 hours at work this last week and 40 in stardew #legitimately i clock out #walk home #and immediately hop on the game until i pass out #sdv #stardew #stardew valley

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

In his op-ed for The Guardian, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders propels the American labor conversation forward by arguing for a 20% cut in the standard 40-hour workweek, without any loss in pay.

He points to the 480% increase in worker productivity since 1940, asserting that such gains have mainly enriched corporations while leaving the working class in a perpetual state of struggle.

Sanders' rallying cry resonates with the ongoing initiatives by labor unions, especially the United Auto Workers (UAW), which recently initiated strikes against major automotive companies such as Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co. and Stellantis. The UAW is also pushing for a four-day workweek while preserving the pay for a five-day week, a demand that Sanders supports. This is part of a long-running struggle by unions to balance productivity gains against working hours that has seen little progress over the years as real wages in the auto industry have declined by 17%.

Research backs the concept of a reduced workweek, with a study led by Boston College Professor Juliet Schor indicating that efficiency can increase without requiring workers to cram more tasks into fewer hours.

International examples provide practical confirmation. In France and Norway, shorter workweeks are either in place or under consideration. A U.K. pilot study involving 3,000 workers in over 60 companies demonstrated increased happiness and productivity with a four-day workweek, prompting 92% of the participating companies to adopt the new schedule permanently.

Public opinion in the United States is also aligning with this idea. A Morning Consult survey showed that 87% of employed adults in the U.S. are interested in a four-day workweek, and 82% believe it could work on a broader scale. Likewise, a study by 4 Day Week Global revealed that none of the companies participating in four-day workweek experiments in North America have plans to revert to a traditional five-day week.

Despite these positive indicators, Sanders acknowledges the uphill battle to win these changes. Any benefits for the working class won't be "easily handed over by the corporate elite," he said.

Yet, as automation and technological progress, like the anticipated efficiencies in electric vehicle manufacturing, continue to threaten traditional work structures, they also underscore the feasibility of a reduced workweek.

The synergy between the voice of labor unions, the American working class, international examples and influential policymakers like Sanders makes the vision of a four-day workweek not merely a pipe dream but a realistic, achievable objective that could reshape labor norms for future generations.

#us politics #news #yahoo! finance #2023 #sen. bernie sanders #4 day work week #32 hour work week #the guardian #op eds #American labor movement #worker's rights #United Auto Workers #labor unions #Boston College #Professor Juliet Schor #united kingdom #great britain #Morning Consult #france #norway #europe #4 Day Week Global #working class

[tater-time]

Some work bathroom selfies! Wishing you well 😘

#me #trans #selfie #I just went down to 32 hours a week! #I’ve worked 40 at every job for so long but my partner is working and I can afford it so BOOM #so excited

[icewindandboringhorror]

sneepy cozy....

#cats #(medical stuff mention for tags) #poasting confortable image of boye for peace and serenity and such forthe #I have little weird episodes sometimes where I get shaky (but like violently like 'would spill a drink if you were holding it beacuse #your hands are moving so much' type shaky) and weird and sick feeling but usually it passes in an hour or less. but last night I just #literally couldnt sleep I was shaking so much and my heartrate was up a ton and wouldn't go down even after like 6 hours plus super nausea #so I went to the hospital and now shall wear a heart monitor for a week. which hopefully it's just some weird drastic low blood sugar #event or something and there's nothing actually going on. ekg + ct scan for blod clots + virus panel + almost all of the blood work seems #normal so... aa....... #Though me being so privacy focused hrggh... I basically have a constantly bluetooth connected device around me #since the monitor comes with a cell phone that is constantly transmitting data to the place. which they said they'll call you #if they see anything weird which is also scary. random phone calls... but definitely better than letting an issue go unadressed lol #the phone is also not meant to be more than 10 feet away from the monitor at any time so I put on this old tactical fishing #vest thing thats like navy green with 100 pockets and im just using one of the giant pocketson the side as a phone holder #my enormous silly vest just to keep one little phone #ANYWAY... because I got up early the morning before and didn't sleep at all and spent nearly all day in waiting rooms and such #I have been awake for like 32 hours striaght. which I'm sure also does not help with an elevated heartrate lol #feeling shrimp emotions or whatever people talk about unlocking at a certain level of stress and sleep deprivation #and also no food or water. after a while they brought me like 3 saltines and some ice water but I basically also haven't eaten since 3am #last night and it's 2pm now.. #thus............ bapy............. baby boye....... he will help ease all ailments with his baby powers... #And no I dont drink energy drinks or anything with caffiene really I'm afraid of all substances on the planet essentially #My body just likes to become shaky and weird randomly even when I'm not conciously anxious about anything/have had no caffiene/etc #and I guess I'm always more nervous about getting anything heart related checked out because of my arm/shoulder/chest area injury stuff #... i literally have constant chest pain all the time. it moves around but i nearly always have some sort of pain or pressure in my chest #so when people are like 'oh well a little weird heartrate is fine but watch out if you have pain!' it's like... i always do lol.. how am I #supposed to tell the Bad Pain apart from the Always Pain when the descriptions of Bad Pain are very very similar #AAAANYway.... hrghh... i wanted to be very productive and finally post drafts and wrok on things today. but alas.. #I can at least post small image of soft boye.. though he recently got into stuff in the bathroom whilst left #alone and knocked things into the toilet.. So perhaps not an innocent and NICE boy.. but still.. a soft one .. beautfile....

[maudiemoods]

I think my job is not paying me everything they're supposed to 🧍🏼‍♂️

#idk i just got paid and it says i only worked 49 hours in a two week period? #i normally work 32 hours a week? but at the same time I've been calling out a few times so maybe thats just it? #idk it just seems really low #and my coworkers are missing hours on thier paychecks #uhgr i wanna find a new job #ren won't shut up

[dykefaggotry]

went from a 12 hour week last schedule to a 32 hour week this schedule girl can we find a happy medium 😭

#LIKE....... NAUR #I can't work 32 hour weeks usually anyway without using Medicaid but I've made so little the last few months that it's fine this time #but it's all condensed into this weekend I'm like what if I died instead

[marzeydoze]

Likes to charge reblogs to cast

#32 hour work week #american politics #bernie sanders #quote me on that

[ambitusk]

Why does the weekend have to be over? WHY? 4 Day work week 4 day work week 4 day work week 4 day work week 4 day work week 4 day work week

#4 day work week #32 hours #weekend

[froggierboy]

how does my chronic fatigue continue to get worse as i'm treating my sleep apnea? i'm more or less pretty able bodied working a 40 hour week should not put me in a position where i can barely get out of bed when i'm off

#it's really dragging on my mental health bc i literally do not have the energy to do things i want to do #yesterday i vacuumed the hallway and it was like a major accomplishment #all i've done today is try desperately not to fall asleep #i tried telling my new boss i'd like to shorten my workweek a bit once we have the new assistant in #bc i was 32 hours a week until we lost some staff and i was supposed to return to 32hr eventually #and he said i need to be full-time to do tech training #which might be reasonable if he wasnt also putting mr only gets scheduled 32 hours and rarely works more than 20 into tech training as well #literally struggling not to fall asleep while i write this post lol #rye.txt

[hijaluna]

march

#so mad work gave me 32 hours when i transferred departments and now they're giving me crumbs. #like go to hell!!! and no im not doing full time i like my occasional 22 hour work weeks #but like 9.5 hours. 14 hours. am i a joke to these people

[merelygifted]

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., plans to introduce legislation that would reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours per week to 32 hours per week, without lowering pay.

#Senator Bernie Sanders #32 Hour Work Week #GOOD IDEA #Workers' Rights

[sock-puppetlife]

Another thing that sucks about being a neurodivergent person in the US is the fact that if I work 40hours a week anywhere, I start to go insane. Not to mention the countless studies that show the numerous benefits of working a 32 hour work week over 4 days. But whenever I complain about working a 5 day work week (I will get insanely suicidal if I do this for more than 2 weeks straight), all I get are blank stares. And it's so insanely frustrating.

#anti work #anti capitalism #fuck capitalism #anti 40 hour work week #32 hour work week #tw sucidal ideation #mentally ill #neurodivergent #adhd brain #autistic things #autism

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

Bernie Sanders thinks you should work fewer days.

The progressive from Vermont chimed in on the four-day work week debate on Twitter, writing: "With exploding technology and increased worker productivity, it's time to move toward a four-day work week with no loss of pay. Workers must benefit from technology, not just corporate CEOs."

Sanders was referencing the latest findings out of the UK on the four-day work week. A large-scale pilot program, spanning over 3,000 workers, found that workers slept better, firms made more money, and employees were less likely to say they did not have enough time to care for loved ones.

As the Washington Post reports, most of the companies involved in the pilot plan on continuing to use a four-day work week.

The concept of a four-day work week has increasingly caught on over the last few years, with firms and researchers alike taking the plunge to cut back hours without reducing pay.

As Insider reported in December, 4 Day Week Global — a New Zealand-based nonprofit — conducted a study involving 33 participating companies that employed 969 people based in the US, Australia, Ireland, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, who adopted a four-day work week in a pilot program over a six-month period, and it found it was a "resounding success on virtually every dimension."

"Companies are extremely pleased with their performance, productivity and overall experience, with almost all of them already committing or planning to continue with the 4 day week schedule," the report said.

"Revenue has risen over the course of the trial. Sick days and absenteeism are down," it continued. "Companies are hiring. Resignations fell slightly, a striking finding during the 'Great Resignation.' Employees are similarly enthusiastic. And climate impacts, while less well-measured, are also encouraging."

Some US companies have started testing out the idea, as well. A Chick-fil-A owner in Florida launched a three-day work week in November, and he received 400 applications for just one job opening due to the popularity of a shortened workweek.

This isn't the first time a four-day work week has caught the attention of lawmakers — the Congressional Progressive Caucus previously endorsed the "32-Hour Workweek Act," with Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal saying in a statement at the time that it's "past time that we put people and communities over corporations and their profits — finally prioritizing the health, wellbeing, and basic human dignity of the working class rather than their employers' bottom line."

Rep. Mark Takano, a Democrat from California, proposed that legislation. He previously told Insider that a 32-hour work week — which would become the new standard under his proposal — would help Americans craft the new normal of work that they've been demanding.

"I think there was a Great Realization among a lot of Americans — how hard they're working and that they wanted to move on from the jobs that they were working at," Takano said. "So a four-day work week is something that connects a lot of Americans."

#us politics #news #business insider #2023 #sen. bernie sanders #Vermont #32 hour work week #4 day work week #twitter #tweet #progressives #progressive caucus #the washington post #4 Day Week Global #32-Hour Workweek Act #rep. pramila jayapal #Rep. Mark Takano #working class #working class solidarity #worker's rights

[novemquadragintillion]

I just started reading Lord of the Mysteries and I just realized it has, excuse me, HOW MANY CHAPTERS? 1,000+!?? Boy this is going to take me an entire year to read 😂😭 I might as well quit my job to finish it lmao

That's if I actually want to read the whole thing of course. I'm on chapter 60 or something, and it's kinda interesting so far. I really want to know why the title is called "Lord of the Mysteries". And I want to see Klein learn more about his power, and Susie's development. But it's pretty slow imo, I hope it gets more interesting soon. Hopefully as interesting as ORV or ToG.

#lotm #lord of the mysteries #this random person's ramblings #i hate how much of my time is taken away from work #i just want more time to read. 40 hours a week is just too much it takes up too much of my life #>.> when will i be able to work 32 hours or less and also be financially stable and comfy? #I meant *by work. not from work

[redacted-metallum]

Why do I feel like a bad person for wanting attention.

#revs thoughts #grumbles. working 32 hours a week has cut my social contact w friends so much #and i feel like i just. idk. i cant live like this.