Bernie Sanders Pushes For a 4-Day Workweek

Bernie Sanders, Pushes For a 4-Day Workweek.

On September 17, Senator Bernie Sanders urged a "serious discussion" on establishing a four-day workweek.

'The Hill' reports that Sanders said his push for a shortened workweek is the result of a United Auto Workers (UAW) strike launched last week.

'The Hill' reports that Sanders said his push for a shortened workweek is the result of a United Auto Workers (UAW) strike launched last week.

As a nation, we should begin a serious discussion — and the UAW is doing that — about substantially lowering the workweek, Bernie Sanders, via CNN.

The UAW strike started on September 15 against three major automakers: Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.

The UAW strike started on September 15 against three major automakers: Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.

The union said its looking for increased wages, shorter workweeks and improved retirement benefits.

Sanders argued that increases in productivity warrant a shorter average workweek.

We are looking at an explosion in this country of artificial intelligence and robotics.

And that means that the average worker is going to be much more productive.

, Bernie Sanders, via CNN.

The question as a nation that we have got to ask ourselves is, who’s going to benefit from that increased productivity?, Bernie Sanders, via CNN.

Is all of that new income and wealth being created by worker productivity going to go to the people on top, or are workers going to benefit?, Bernie Sanders, via CNN.

'The Hill' reports that a four-day workweek is an innovative method to boost productivity by offering employees more time off.

According to the results of a June survey, over half of U.S. workers said they were open to the idea of a four-day workweek