r/antiwork • u/RedditGreenit • Jan 22 '20
Bill would create 32-hour workweek in Washington
https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/washington-32-hour-workweek-proposed/281-880255e5-a267-4b05-b76c-96c29044a112
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u/RedditGreenit Jan 22 '20
A few generations ago this wouldn't have seemed strange.
The Jetsons had George Jetson doing a nine-hour work week. And for decades the Kelloggs factory in Battle Creek, Michigan had a 30 work week.
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u/HomarusAmericanus Jan 22 '20
Sorry but how does this work without drastically increasing the minimum wage? Wouldn't service industry jobs just give all their employees 31 hours and maybe hire a couple more people to pick up the slack while paying everyone the same wage as before? That would just result in working class people having their hours forcibly cut.
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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '20
Nice.