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Bernie Sanders says if AI is coming for workers, it should bring a four-day workweek with it
fortune.com/2026/09/15/bernie-sanders-ai-four-day-workweek-bill/
Replying to @Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club
I used to travel regularly to Germany, spains and France, for instance work on production sites and equipment there. The standard legal working week currently in France is 35 hours. Currently data shows on average US workers work 34 hours a week. To be honest, it’s not that far off from the 32 hours Sanders is suggesting in his legislation he is coauthoring
Replying to @seasidechapel@lemmy.zip
Denmark made the 32-hour workweek standard and their GDP went up. The fact that other countries aren’t following suit is proof that the capitalists don’t even follow their own statistical models.
Replying to @kestrel7_7@lemmy.world
Uh, no we didn’t. I wish we did, though.
Every once in a while, some politician brings it up, but 37 hours is still the default.