"Unbelievably, 84 years later, despite massive growth in technology and worker productivity, millions of workers in our country are working longer hours for lower wages," Sanders said, noting 18% of the U.S. workforce works over 60 hours a week, and 40% work at least 50 hours a week.
With the rapid incorporation of artificial intelligence in many facets of the job sector, Sanders predicted many jobs people have today will not be around in 15 years.
"The question that we are asking today is a pretty simple question -- do we continue the trend that technology only benefits the people on top, or that we demand that these transformational changes also benefits working people? And one of these benefits must be a 32-hour work week," he said.
I can’t believe a commie punk who never worked a day in his life is worried about the length of a work week. He’s never worked one.
This is so stupid. Who paid for the tech that makes workers more productive? How expensive is that tech?
Sadly, these two simple questions are beyond the average American’s ability to reason.
Leftists are entirely ignorant of elementary economics.
Even Venezuela does not have a 32 hour work week. The senator from Venezuela should know that.
Sanders might mean well, but having to hold two jobs is often impossible due to transport and scheduling issues.
Nobody but the worker coughs up for the time and transit fare to get from a first job to a second job.
Overtime pay should be a matter between the employer and the worker or his/her union.
If the rent is $1500/month and the pay is $15/hour, it takes over 25 hours of work a week just to cover the housing overhead.
In other words prospective employers are now going to be forced to hire part-time subcontractors and pay them nothing like the pie in the sky Bernie is dreaming about...
Just a few damn days ago, PINO Drooling Spoon was bitching about “shrinkflation”. Someone might want to tell this old commie queen that this is exactly what he’s proposing on the American workforce: less in return but for the same pay.
Hey Bernie,
Keep your filthy, corrupt, never-worked a day in your life- hands OFF of OUR businesses!
Ping!.................
Has zero chance of becoming law. Just the Dems pandering to the lowest common denominator.
Look, Mr. Worker, your paycheck is the same.
Look, Senator Sanders, almost everything is 25% more expensive.
Well, look on the bright side for me and other Democratic politicians, there are jobs for Uncle Joe’s “newcomers”.
It’s time to show Bernie his utopia. Every business should be open 8 hours per day and be closed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Every business!
No grocery stores, transportation, restaurants, bars, coffee shops, bakeries, salons, utilities, banks, gas stations, police stations, prison guards, secret service, personal bodyguards, parks, toll booths, weed shops. EVERYTHING!
9-5 four days a week. Think of all of the good times to be had by everyone on the 3 day weekend.
What a baffoon.
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Any factory/production business would have to hire additional shifts. A CNC mill or other machinery doesn’t break even operating minimal hours. You drop 1/4 million on a piece of high end machinery you need it running full time.
How many of these are salaried employees, and will they work fewer hours if this incredibly stupid legislation passes? I know that when I was working on salary, or on a daily consulting rate, the length of the workweek was completely irrelevant. The work had to be accomplished.
Employees of the businesses that will have to close if this law is passed will find themselves with a workweek of zero hours.
We’ll tell teh cows we’ll only be feeding and milking them 4 days a week and try to get all our field work done in 32 hours a week instead of 80 in spring and fall crunch times.
And if we hit 32 hours we’ll just park the tractors and not finish baling hay.
It’ll be great. Just like ag production in the USSR.
This simply indicates that Bernie has never worked in a service business.
I used to run call centers that operated 24x7. We had about 500 people that worked a variety of hours.
If I had to limit them 32 hours a week instead of 40, my costs would go up through either forced overtime or increased staffing. In talking to my former peers, staffing is now a nightmare. Articulate people who can work computer systems and who can pass the credit/background checks are NOT front line call center people.
The result would be either diminished service standards or cutting hours. In any case, the cost per hour would likely increase. Significantly.
This is basic math. And Bernie has no clue. You just don’t add 20% staff in a situation like that. Customer convenience and service would be the first thing to collapse. Bernie wants Soviet style government where everyone queues up for services. That’s what would happen.
If you think waiting on the phone for a call center rep is bad today…wait until hours are cut and capacity is reduced.
He should talk about benefits to the people at the top.
Does he not own a mirror?
Bernie’s defense for 32-hour work week: “...when Mr. Bezos pays an effective tax rate lower than the average worker, I think we have a real problem in our tax system. I think that billionaires have got to start paying their fair share of taxes.”
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FAwxvPIDCL0
I don’t understand his BS logic. He’s as looney as Brandon!
Remember when everyone laughed at senator sanders 15 dollars an hour. Well it’s that and more in many states. I wouldn’t doubt this gets some traction in some states and eventually majority of states.
“The act also would require overtime pay at time-and-a-half for work days longer than eight hours and overtime pay at double a worker’s regular pay if they go above 12 hours.”
Pfffft
I already get that..... And then some.🤑