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Senate panel considers 32-hour work week: Watch live
The Hill ^ | 03/14/2024 | THEHILL.COM

Posted on 03/14/2024 7:57:08 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions is slated to hold a hearing Thursday morning regarding a standard 32-hour work week.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday introduced a bill to establish a standard four-day workweek in the United States without any reduction in pay.

The bill, over a four-year period, would lower the threshold required for overtime pay from 40 hours to 32 hours. It would require overtime pay at a rate of 1.5 times a worker’s regular salary for work days longer than 8 hours, and it would require overtime pay at double a worker’s regular salary for work days longer than 12 hours.

The committee will hear from United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, among other witnesses.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: considers; senate; week; work
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The body of small business is still twitching

Better hit it again.


21 posted on 03/14/2024 8:22:49 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

They hardly work at all. 32 hours would be an increase.


22 posted on 03/14/2024 8:22:59 AM PDT by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump. A)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
They should start by limiting Congressional and White House staff, as well as gov't employees to 32 hour work weeks.

(In fact, 24 hour or even 8 hour work weeks would be even better!)

23 posted on 03/14/2024 8:23:11 AM PDT by Sooth2222 (“Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’elle mérite.” /"Every nation has the government it deserves.” )
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To: ComputerGuy

No. In fact, he was once kicked out of a commune because he refused to do any work.


24 posted on 03/14/2024 8:24:44 AM PDT by Nullygrub
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To: All

My longest work week — after clocking out 1/2 hour for breakfast, lunch and dinner — was 121 1/2 hours.

Imagine the fines that would have been levied on the AK salmon cannery under this kind of bill get passed into law!


25 posted on 03/14/2024 8:27:16 AM PDT by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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To: HIDEK6

hehe.....that’s how I first took the headline


26 posted on 03/14/2024 8:31:25 AM PDT by xp38
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This is a great idea, do you have any idea how many Business Owners like myself that are near or at Retirement Age will just simply CLOSE DOWN and make that 32 hours ZERO for everyone?? I am on the way to do that right now and I am going full steam ahead.

Who is John Galt?


27 posted on 03/14/2024 8:37:35 AM PDT by eyeamok
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Must be an election year. Santa Claus is coming to town.


28 posted on 03/14/2024 8:40:42 AM PDT by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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To: ComputerGuy

NEVER

HE SPENT HIS HONEYMOON VISITING LENIN’S TOMB.


29 posted on 03/14/2024 8:43:27 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

ALOT of companies work 4 - 10 hour days & employees VOTED for such.

Saves 20% of travel & lunch costs.


30 posted on 03/14/2024 8:45:02 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Our government is not supposed to have the power to determine work weeks or set wages.


31 posted on 03/14/2024 8:46:29 AM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I need about 50hr/week to get all my work done.
All this means is every project any high tech team is working on will be 6-12 months late.


32 posted on 03/14/2024 8:47:29 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: alloysteel

One person’s “LIVING WAGE” is another person’s “HIGH ON THE HOG” money


33 posted on 03/14/2024 8:47:35 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: BBB333

Have been self employed since 1980.

In 1988, I averaged 78 hours a week.


34 posted on 03/14/2024 8:51:03 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: eyeamok

YOU will not be the only business that shuts the door.

THEN-—THE MINIMUM WAGE for those employees will be ZERO

Dollar Tree & Family dollar are shuttering over 1000 stores.

Biden has the stupid idea that all those types of stores MUST carry fresh produce & meat products.

Those stores are NOT built for either produce or meat.


35 posted on 03/14/2024 8:53:44 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: ComputerGuy
Has Bernie ever had a real job?

Rhetorical question.

36 posted on 03/14/2024 8:56:27 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Tell It Right

Yep, presents for (gullible) peasants.


37 posted on 03/14/2024 8:57:32 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Time to throw them out of the Temple...again)
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To: ridesthemiles

By this time next year my wife and I will be happily residing in Galts Gulch, and after that I don’t care what happens.


38 posted on 03/14/2024 8:58:10 AM PDT by eyeamok
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To: ChicagoConservative27

All timed for the stolen election in November. The ridiculous budget from Chomo Joe. The sudden “reproductive rights” and now “evil republicans demand you become a work week slave.”


39 posted on 03/14/2024 9:01:07 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: ridesthemiles

“Have been self employed since 1980.

In 1988, I averaged 78 hours a week.”


I hear ya.

Mrs. BBB333 & I have been self employed for more than 20 years. You have to work when you have to work.

BTW my AK summer job was union (ILWU) and that was a big check that week! That 6- week summer job paid for a year of college.


40 posted on 03/14/2024 9:05:35 AM PDT by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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