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> Of course they failed to force the 32 hour workweek did you mean the 40 or 48 hour workweek?
by kmlx 3y ago
> Of course they failed to force the 32 hour workweek
did you mean the 40 or 48 hour workweek?
- ffgjgf1 3y agoNo, one of the primary demands during the strikes a couple of months ago was a 32 hour workweek without any reduction in weekly pay. Instead they ended up negotiating higher 20-60% wages and improving some other benefits but no reduction in working hours.
- bryanlarsen 3y agoAFAICT the phrase was "overtime for work above 32 hours". So anybody working 32 hours would get 32/40th of a wage, and anybody working 40 would get 48/40th. But in my opinion, the overtime demand was just a "duck"[1]. Something easily negotiated away so that the union and company could meet in the middle. It's standard procedure in negotiations to make ridiculous demands so that you don't have to negotiate away non-ridiculous demands. 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9137736 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9137736