Overview

• On Joe Rogan’s podcast, Sanders argued that AI-driven efficiency should be returned to workers through a 32-hour week rather than used to cut headcount.
• His Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act, introduced last year, would require overtime pay for any time worked beyond four eight-hour days and phase in the change over four years.
• Sanders criticized tech CEOs for prioritizing profits over people and warned that AI and robotics risk displacing millions of workers without strong protections.
• Several firms in the U.S., U.K. and Japan have already trialed four-day schedules, reporting stable or improved productivity and worker satisfaction.
• The proposal has fueled debate over updating labor laws globally and exploring measures like universal basic income and expanded worker protections.