{
  "id": 6435518,
  "title": "Bernie Sanders backs a 32-hour work week as a German employer pushes to expand to 40 hours — what the data says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/bernie-sanders-backs-a-32-hour-work-week-as-a-german-employer-pushes",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-09T15:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/bernie-sanders-backs-32-hour-154000886.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Senators Bernie Sanders and German employer Stihl have proposed differing work week lengths, with Sanders advocating for a 32-hour work week and Stihl supporting a 40-hour work week. The 40-hour work week was established in the United States through labor union efforts in the 1930s, while Germany's 35-hour work week for metalworkers emerged from a 1995 six-and-a-half week strike. Both proposals aim to maintain worker pay while adjusting the length of the work week. Research suggests that a four-day work week could lead to improved employee well-being, increased retention, and easier recruitment, but forcing longer work hours without increased pay may negatively impact employee morale and productivity.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}