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2. "Of course we could do it if we wanted to."

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 27, 2014, 07:48 PM

Dec 2014

That's the thing. How do we make this a more viable movement? We have the fight for a $15 minimum wage and collective bargaining rights for some workers, but very, very few if any are campaigning for fewer hours. How do we change that? Propose an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act? Introduce a new version of the Black-Connery bill?

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When America Came 'This Close' to Establishing a 30-Hour Workweek [View all] TheGoodNews Dec 2014 OP

We would virtually eliminate unemployment if we'd institute a shorter work week. NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #1

"Of course we could do it if we wanted to." TheGoodNews Dec 2014 #2

Dare we either penalize overtime or incentivize fewer than 35 hour weeks? NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #3