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Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

Bernie Sanders says if AI is coming for workers, it should bring a four-day workweek with it

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Bernie Sanders says if AI is coming for workers, it should bring a four-day workweek with it

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Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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Bernie Sanders says if AI is coming for workers, it should bring a four-day workweek with it | Fortune
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Bernie Sanders and Mark Takano want AI productivity gains to help deliver a 32-hour workweek without cuts to workers’ weekly pay or benefits.
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    The issue is that you have to work 38 to 40 hours a week to get full time benefits, so most Americans aren’t getting healthcare or vacation days at that level of employment, as they are considered “part time workers.”

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      Tying healthcare to employment in the first place needs to end.

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      It literally says for the same pay and benefits. You didn’t even have to read the article.

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        I was responding to the comment, not the article

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          The comment you responded to is referring to the article.

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      That’s true, a very good point!

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