Bernie Sanders, Pushes For a 4-Day Workweek.<br />On September 17, Senator Bernie Sanders <br />urged a "serious discussion" on <br />establishing a four-day workweek.<br />'The Hill' reports that Sanders said his push for a <br />shortened workweek is the result of a United Auto <br />Workers (UAW) strike launched last week.<br />'The Hill' reports that Sanders said his push for a <br />shortened workweek is the result of a United Auto <br />Workers (UAW) strike launched last week.<br />As a nation, we should begin a serious discussion — and the UAW is doing that — about substantially lowering the workweek, Bernie Sanders, via CNN.<br />The UAW strike started on September 15 <br />against three major automakers: <br />Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.<br />The UAW strike started on September 15 <br />against three major automakers: <br />Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.<br />The union said its looking for <br />increased wages, shorter workweeks <br />and improved retirement benefits.<br />Sanders argued that increases <br />in productivity warrant <br />a shorter average workweek.<br />We are looking at an explosion <br />in this country of artificial intelligence <br />and robotics. And that means <br />that the average worker is going <br />to be much more productive. , Bernie Sanders, via CNN.<br />The question as a nation that <br />we have got to ask ourselves is, <br />who’s going to benefit from that <br />increased productivity?, Bernie Sanders, via CNN.<br />Is all of that new income and wealth <br />being created by worker productivity <br />going to go to the people on top, <br />or are workers going to benefit?, Bernie Sanders, via CNN.<br />'The Hill' reports that a four-day workweek is <br />an innovative method to boost productivity <br />by offering employees more time off.<br />According to the results of a June survey, <br />over half of U.S. workers said they were <br />open to the idea of a four-day workweek
