To truly assert power in the A.I. era, labor must demand a fair share of its gains. A four-day, 32-hour workweek with full pay and benefits should be at the center of this offensive agenda, writes Vishal Reddy, Executive Director of @letsworkfour.
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ALT Graphic making several arguments in favor of pushing a demand for a four-day workweek in the A.I. era, including that 1) promotes the idea that the benefits of new technology can flow outward, not just upward, 2) that the demand for shorter hours is something shared by workers across different sectors and unions, making a good vehicle for building solidarity and militancy, 3) that there exists sizeable cross-partisan political support for the idea, ad 4) that defensive tactics alone will not secure labor's power. Graphic is accompanied by an image of worker holding a Kickstarter United sign, this being among the unions that have already won a four-day workweek.
"There’s a legacy of workers responding to new technologies by taking militant action to win back their time," writes Vishal Reddy, executive director of @letsworkfour. "If A.I.'s promise is to 'save us time,' then it can give us our time back from work."
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"Labor history suggests that the most effective way for labor to exert control over technology is not to minimize the role of technology at work, but to minimize the role of work in life," writes Vishal Reddy, executive director of @letsworkfour.
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We can implement technology on labor’s terms, not that of the oligarchs. One way is through a fight for our time back, writes Vishal Reddy, union negotiator for nursing home workers and the executive director of @letsworkfour 1/2 labornotes.org/blogs/2026/03…
Emails at 6 AM and 10 PM? 😳 Stop the 9-to-5 nightmare. A 4-day workweek protects your peace and your life.
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FAQ Friday! Will you make less money with a 32-hour workweek? Nope! ✅ The laws we’re pushing protect your full pay, and the 4-day week companies in our directory already give their employees the same pay benefits they had on a 40-hour week.
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A 4-day workweek isn’t about squeezing 40 hours into fewer days.
It’s about working less, living more.
✅ 32 hours total
✅ No loss in pay
✅ More time for life outside of work
The goal isn’t compressed time — it’s meaningful time back. 💜
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Economist Juliet Schor is leading global trials for the 4-day, 32-hour workweek and the results are in: happier employees, growing revenue, and less burnout. This could be the future of work.
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A 4-day workweek isn't just good for us — it's good for our democracy. With more time, we can vote, volunteer, show up for our families, and be there for our communities. Civic life thrives when we’re not running on empty.
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Juliet, if you ever are invited to give a keynote at an economic conference in Poland, do fall for it. It'll be a trap. They'll arrest you for being a communist agitator at the airport 🤣🤣🤣