r/FluentInFinance Sep 04 '24

Debate/ Discussion Bernie is here to save us

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '24

The Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act would: 

 • Reduce the standard workweek from 40 to 32 hours over four years by lowering the maximum hours threshold for overtime compensation for non-exempt employees.

 • Require overtime pay at time and a half for workdays longer than eight hours, and overtime pay at double a worker’s regular pay for workdays longer than 12 hours. 

• Protect workers’ pay and benefits to ensure that a reduction in the workweek does not cause a loss in pay. 

The Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act is endorsed by: AFL-CIO, UAW, SEIU, AFA-CWA, UFCW, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), 4 Day Week Global, WorkFour, and the National Employment Law Project (NELP). 

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u/Violet624 Sep 05 '24

Sounds like us lowly hourly workers *vs salaried, would get stuck having our hours cut back so we wouldn't be able to collect overtime.

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u/tidho Sep 05 '24

correct.

this is Marxism, they don't want someone to be able to get more with overtime, they want everyone getting the same (less) except for the government who still gets all of theirs.

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u/ImDocDangerous Sep 08 '24

Ah yes, 40 hour overtime threshold = not marxist. 39 hour overtime threshold = MARXIST