Bernie Sanders’ plan to reduce the work week to 32 hours will lead to nowhere
NY Post
Self-described democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the “Thirty-Two Hour Work Week Act” recently that would mandate the standard workweek be reduced from 40 to 32 hours.
Under the law, employees would not receive a reduction in pay despite the 20% drop in labor.
Additionally, employers would be forced to pay overtime at the rate of time and a half for shifts exceeding eight hours per day, and double pay for time more than 12 hours daily.
According to Sanders, “Moving to a 32-hour workweek with no loss of pay is not a radical idea.”
He argues that the “financial gains from the major advancements in artificial intelligence, automation, and new technology must benefit the working class, not just corporate CEOs and wealthy stockholders on Wall Street.”
While Sanders may sound like he’s rooting for the little guy, he’s actually attempting to redistribute wealth by forcing employers to pay for duties they don’t actually have to perform.
