Washington Post: Opinion The case for a 32-hour workweek with no loss in pay
Berry Craig
Bernie Sanders, an independent, represents Vermont in the U.S. Senate. Shawn Fain is president of the United Auto Workers.
By BERNIE SANDERS AND SHAWN FAIN
Although it is rarely discussed in the media, the Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation to establish a 30-hour workweek in 1933. While that legislation ultimately failed because of intense opposition from corporate America, a few years later President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act into law and a 40-hour workweek was established in 1940.