Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders makes his case for reducing the work week to 32 hours.
The Congressional Advanced Staff Association asked congressional leaders this week to reduce aides’ workweek to 32 hours during weeks when their bosses are out of town, but far-left senators are divided over the idea of a shorter workweek in general.
U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders, I-VT, and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., arrive to vote at the Capitol on September 25, 2024 in Washington, DC (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders, who previously introduced legislation proposing a 32-hour work week nationwide, outlined his idea to FOX Business’ Hillary Vaughn on Thursday.
“We are witnessing huge inequality in income and wealth, the people at the top are doing phenomenally well. And we are seeing huge progress in artificial intelligence and technologies. … I want to see advances in technology that make you a more productive worker to benefit you, not just billionaires,” Sanders said. “And one of the ways we can do that is to move to a 32-hour work week without losing pay . “
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, previously proposed legislation calling for a 32-hour work week nationwide. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/Getty Images)
When asked how companies will afford a 32-hour work week and whether they will have to hire someone to work an extra day, Sanders did not answer.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., dismissed progressive staffers’ request for a shorter work week as a “terrible idea.”
Senator Warren criticized the shortened workweek proposal as a “terrible idea”. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
“My staff is working hard because that’s what it means to go into public service, and I’m deeply grateful for the work they’re doing,” Warren said. FOX Business. “A 32-hour work week is a terrible idea, but I understand that most of my staff have not seen a 42-hour work week in months and months and months because they come in and work for the American people hour after hour.
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“They teach from the heart and I am grateful to them for that.”
