32 Hour Work Week

[Kokavkrystallos]

Democrats cite AI gains and automation in Senate bill calling for 32-hour workweek

The Senate bill comes as JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates say artificial intelligence could justify a shorter workweek.

www.cnbc.com

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Senate Democrats cited advances in artificial intelligence and automation Thursday in their argument for a bill that would mandate a 32-hour federal workweek.

“Despite massive growth in technology and worker productivity, millions of workers in our country are working longer hours for low wages,” Sanders said after gaveling open a hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

“The sad reality is Americans now work more hours than the people of any other wealthy nation,” the committee chair and Vermont independent said later."

Exodus 20:9-11
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

 

[SabbathBlessings]

Democrats cite AI gains and automation in Senate bill calling for 32-hour workweek

The Senate bill comes as JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates say artificial intelligence could justify a shorter workweek.

www.cnbc.com

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Senate Democrats cited advances in artificial intelligence and automation Thursday in their argument for a bill that would mandate a 32-hour federal workweek.

“Despite massive growth in technology and worker productivity, millions of workers in our country are working longer hours for low wages,” Sanders said after gaveling open a hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

“The sad reality is Americans now work more hours than the people of any other wealthy nation,” the committee chair and Vermont independent said later."

Exodus 20:9-11
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

I would love to have the seventh day Sabbath kept holy as per the commandment, but my guess they will apply it to the first day despite the very specific commandment of God- the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. Exo 20:10

 

[Desk trauma]

I would love to have the seventh day Sabbath kept holy as per the commandment, but my guess they will apply it to the first day despite the very specific commandment of God- the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. Exo 20:10

I knew this was part of the campaign of persecution of US Christians.

 

[dogs4thewin]

I would love to have the seventh day Sabbath kept holy as per the commandment, but my guess they will apply it to the first day despite the very specific commandment of God- the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. Exo 20:10

There are certain jobs that have to work every day Not that everyone works all seven days a week, but the job must be done seven days a weeks such as hospitals, law enforcement ECT everyone can not take off on a particular day of the week whether Saturday or Sunday is the day in question.

 

[FireDragon76]

I think a 32 hour work week would be great. People need more free time to take care of themselves and their families.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Exodus 20:9-11
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

So you're campaigning on a 48-hour work week? No thanks.

 

[wing2000]

Who only works 40 hours in the U.S.?

 

[BCP1928]

I think a 32 hour work week would be great. People need more free time to take care of themselves and their families.

Or they can still work 40 hours and get the OT.

 

[BCP1928]

There are certain jobs that have to work every day Not that everyone works all seven days a week, but the job must be done seven days a weeks such as hospitals, law enforcement ECT everyone can not take off on a particular day of the week whether Saturday or Sunday is the day in question.

What does that have to do with how many hours each individual worker has to put in?

 

[SabbathBlessings]

There are certain jobs that have to work every day Not that everyone works all seven days a week, but the job must be done seven days a weeks such as hospitals, law enforcement ECT everyone can not take off on a particular day of the week whether Saturday or Sunday is the day in question.

Yes, Jesus addresses things like this in scripture as exceptions, like healing people in need etc.

 

[RocksInMyHead]

What does that have to do with how many hours each individual worker has to put in?

I think that was just a rebuttal to the idea of the Sabbath (i.e. Sunday, for Christians) being kept "holy" for everyone. Simply an impossibility.

 

[Kokavkrystallos]

I would love to have the seventh day Sabbath kept holy as per the commandment, but my guess they will apply it to the first day despite the very specific commandment of God- the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. Exo 20:10

I know. I personally agree the 7th day Sabbath should be kept, and thankfully I go to a fellowship on the Sabbath that is general Christian, but they meet on Saturdays, we have devotions, prayer, and a meal.
I know, any "law" they make would probably make Sunday sacred as they've done going back to 325.
As for the 32 hour work week. Nice if you have chores to do at home or a lot of land that needs maintained, but not so nice for the party animals who will be more emboldened to sin the extra day!

 

[ThatRobGuy]

I guess it all depends on the job...

I know some people (who work on an hourly basis) will jump at the chance to work extra hours because that's when time and half pay kicks in.

 

[ThatRobGuy]

Who only works 40 hours in the U.S.?

I was actually thinking the opposite, who actually is "working" for the full 40? lol

Based on observations I've seen with my staff (granted it's IT stuff), while the company "expectation" is that everyone works a 40 hour week. I know there's quite a bit of youtubing happening lol, but I don't care, as long as they're meeting their deadlines and delivering their deliverables, they can kick back a bit and and just occasionally check email to make sure nothing's on fire. I know that it's not a case where everyone is "head down, 100% focused on work tasks" for the full 40 hours every week.

 

[Kokavkrystallos]

I was actually thinking the opposite, who actually is "working" for the full 40? lol

Based on observations I've seen with my staff (granted it's IT stuff), while the company "expectation" is that everyone works a 40 hour week. I know there's quite a bit of youtubing happening lol, but I don't care, as long as they're meeting their deadlines and delivering their deliverables, they can kick back a bit and and just occasionally check email to make sure nothing's on fire. I know that it's not a case where everyone is "head down, 100% focused on work tasks" for the full 40 hours every week.

When I worked, I often worked jobs that required 40+ hours a week, even up to 60 - 70. Work in a Fish cannery in the Pacific Northwest, and you'll have those hours. That was 20+ years ago though, but I don't think much has changed.
Nope, hasn't changed: OBI Seafoods:
"Cleaning fish and performing other processing jobs may require you to stand in one place performing repetitive tasks for up to 16 hours a day, seven days a week"

 

[BCP1928]

When I worked, I often worked jobs that required 40+ hours a week, even up to 60 - 70. Work in a Fish cannery in the Pacific Northwest, and you'll have those hours. That was 20+ years ago though, but I don't think much has changed.
Nope, hasn't changed: OBI Seafoods:
"Cleaning fish and performing other processing jobs may require you to stand in one place performing repetitive tasks for up to 16 hours a day, seven days a week"

You'll just get more OT.

 

[dogs4thewin]

What does that have to do with how many hours each individual worker has to put in?

nothing except that the quoted user was asserting that they wished people could get the Sabbath off to keep it holy ( Saturday) and I was pointing out that no matter how many hours a week people work there are certain types of jobs that SOMEONE has to work 24/7 and so everyone could not have off.

 

[dogs4thewin]

For people on a salary nothing would change really the people this has a greater affect on one way or the other would be hourly workers in that it would either result in having the chance to have more and earlier overtime OR the law could bar overtime.

 

[Nithavela]

I don't see the reason to quote gods labours of genesis 1 in opposition of a 32 hours work week. That diety spoke 1-2 sentences and called it a day.

I currently work 6 days a week, more or less, and get to 30 hours or a little over that, usually.

 

[BCP1928]

For people on a salary nothing would change really the people this has a greater affect on one way or the other would be hourly workers in that it would either result in having the chance to have more and earlier overtime OR the law could bar overtime.

I doubt it would. The forty hour law didn't, nor other laws reducing work hours before that.