Peter Riley“ beyond any economic rationale, the most compelling argument is the simplest one: working people deserve more leisure, more rest, and more control of their time. “ - Vishal Reddy union negotiator for #nursinghomeworkers and the executive director of #WorkFour, the national campaign to make the four-day, 32-hour workweek the standard for all workers.
https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2026/03/viewpoint-labors-answer-ai-give-us-our-time-back
Everyone deserves a 4 day workweek
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Viewpoint: Labor’s Answer to A.I.? Give Us Our Time Back
When it comes to A.I., there’s a stark gap in ambition between business and labor. If A.I. ushers in a technological boom, corporations intend to use it to wage total war on labor. They will use efficiency gains to cut human jobs, surveil workers, and degrade work. Even if A.I. falls short of its lofty (perhaps inflated) valuations, the working class may still suffer severe consequences, since our economy and retirement increasingly depend on A.I. investments. Workers sense that corporations have laid a trap for them. A recent Pew survey indicated most workers feel worried about A.I.