Bernie Sanders Says AI Should Give Workers a Four-Day Week

Senator Bernie Sanders and Congressman Mark Takano reintroduced the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act, which would lower the federal overtime threshold from 40 to 32 hours per week over four years. The bill cites 90% productivity growth since 1979 and proposes directing AI benefits to workers as free time.

• Overtime threshold drops from 40 to 32 hours over four years: 38, 36, 34, then 32
• Daily overtime added: 1.5x after 8 hours and 2x after 12 hours
• Sanders cites 90% productivity growth vs 33% wage growth since 1979
• Study of 2,900 workers at 141 companies showed reduced burnout without output loss