What would you do with a four-day workweek?

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Support our nonprofit journalism]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     March 14, 2024 What would you do with a three-day weekend...every week? I'd run more, read more, watch the long list of films I've been wanting to catch (I'm finally seeing Oppenheimer this weekend) and generally probably be more well-rested than I am now. Today, the question is more than a hypothetical one: as my colleague Inae Oh [reports](, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) unveiled a bill aiming to establish a four-day workweek over the next four years. As Inae points out, a four-day workweek enjoys overwhelming [public support]( and has been shown to improve job satisfaction. But not everyone approves of it. As Inae writes: Yet despite decades of efforts and a pandemic that supercharged workers’ consciousness to value their time, the shortened workweek remains elusive thanks to corporate fears buoyed by Republican opposition. That resistance was again on display at Thursday’s hearing. “Let the market decide,” Roger King, a senior attorney for the HR Policy Association, repeatedly said as he warned that the bill’s requirement for overtime pay would significantly hurt employers. It’s unclear how Sanders expects his renewed effort to convince Republicans this time. In all likelihood, he won’t. But as more companies slide back to pre-pandemic policies, keeping the demands of labor alive in the halls of Congress appears more critical than ever. [Check out Inae's story]( to learn more about what went down today...and [let us know](: what would you do with a four-day workweek? —Julianne McShane Advertisement [Epitaph/Anti Moor Mother]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Bernie Sanders Hasn’t Forgotten About the Four-Day Workweek]( The Vermont senator unveiled a bill to finally make it happen. BY INAE OH SPONSORED CONTENT BY THE NATION TRAVELS   [Crossing the Caucasus: Armenia and Georgia]( Sept 4 – 16, 2024 Discover the stunningly beautiful countries of Armenia and Georgia, complex cultural and historical crossroads straddling East and West. Visit quaint villages set in dramatic mountain settings, and tour ancient sites and vibrant cities, while guided by experts and immersed in the paradoxes of this unique corner of the world. [Trending] [RNC hires prominent 2020 election denier as its "election integrity" lawyer]( BY PEMA LEVY   [With Biden on the campaign trail, it’s time to fact-check his climate plans]( BY OLIVER MILMAN AND NINA LAKHANI   [We exposed the Mormon church’s protection of an ex-bishop accused of sexual abuse. He was just arrested.]( BY MICHAEL MONTGOMERY   Advertisement [Epitaph/Anti Moor Mother]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [Can American labor seize the moment?]( Unions are popular but facing decades of decline. We asked photographers to document this unique moment for the American worker. BY HAMILTON NOLAN MOTHER JONES MEMBERSHIP UPDATE   An important update on our finances We’re falling behind our online fundraising goals—and we can’t sustain coming up short on [donations]( month after month. It is [impossibly hard]( in the news business right now, and the [crisis]( facing journalism and democracy isn’t going away anytime soon. Neither is Mother Jones. Which is exactly why, despite the challenges we face, we just took a big gulp and [joined forces]( with the Center for Investigative Reporting, which creates the amazing podcast and public radio show [Reveal]( and other investigative projects. It’s going to be hard making it all work, and we simply can’t afford to fall behind our fundraising targets month after month. If you can part with even just a few bucks, [please support Mother Jones and investigative journalism with an urgently needed donation today](. And thank you so much to everyone who recently has. We’re grateful. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755