Overview

• In a June 24 appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, Sanders argued that AI-driven efficiency should free up workers’ time rather than lead to layoffs.
• His Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act, introduced last year, would require overtime pay for hours worked beyond four eight-hour days and phase in the change over four years.
• Sanders warned that without policies to share AI benefits, robotics and automation could displace millions of workers while tech CEOs prioritize profits.
• Pilot studies in the United Kingdom, Japan and select US companies have shown four-day workweeks can sustain or slightly boost productivity and improve employee well-being.
• Nations like India, where average workweeks approach 47 hours, face hurdles in labor law enforcement and corporate culture as they consider similar reforms.