Not if such a demand gains global traction.
Propaganda for the 16-Hour Workweek
Gabriel Reed
Chase Taylor
The vast majority of people find themselves forced to work at some point in — if not for the better part of — their life. If you can afford living the NEET life, good for you, but most don't have that chance.
Radically shorter working hours would be a huge step forward.
Nathan Hughes
Bob Black, The Abolition of Work (1985)
Adam Mitchell
It would be good if we had a mechanism for this kind of stuff, y'know like a network of leftists linked online for the purposes of propoganda and direct action.. that kind of thing
Josiah Moore
6 hours 4 days would be more reasonable
24 hours of work a week should be fine
Can be decreased with advancing automation
Lucas Mitchell
How is it "more reasonable"?
Henry Perry
24 hours sounds more catchy than 16 because 24 hours can be translated to one day per week.
Robert Young
Why would I want a 16 hour work week when I need to work almost 50 to live well? Will you demand a pay increase in proportion?
Leo Powell
One big point of shortening the working day is that anything you get paid over it will get paid over it. So it doesn't decrease your freedom to work more and make more it just stops you from getting worked like a dog for almost nothing.
Jace Morris
Demanding shorter working hours implicitly require wages not to be cut — otherwise, it's pretty much useless.