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Why workweek had been shortened to 40h then? No gays, no imigrants back then? Imagine how productive economy will become if 996 workweek will become mandatory!
by ponector 1y ago
Why workweek had been shortened to 40h then? No gays, no imigrants back then?
Imagine how productive economy will become if 996 workweek will become mandatory!
- stego-tech 1y ago…seriously? Cannot tell if you’re being serious or just shitposting. Here, an old-fashioned LMGTFY: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2015/10/how-did-the-40-hour-work-week-become-standard/ https://www.weforum.org/stories/2015/10/how-did-the-40-hour-... Wikipedia has a far more gruesome and comprehensive history of the US Labor movement, like the history of the NLRB, anti-union efforts in the 1860-1930s, the Coal Wars, Battle of Blair Mountain, etc. Everyone should know this history, at the very least so they can understand the harm that comes from delaying action further: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_union_busting_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_union_busting_in_th...
- _DeadFred_ 1y agoUnironically what half of HN thikn peak futurism in America should be, hyper optimized: https://www.reddit.com/r/TikTokCringe/comments/1lo783l/hows_this_legal_a_mcdonalds_worker_is_filmed/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TikTokCringe/comments/1lo783l/hows_...