By Charlotte Lockhart

Following discussions between Andrew Barnes and Charlotte Lockhart, leaders of the 4 Day Week Global movement, Congressman Mark Takano has put forward a bill to the US Congress to introduce a 32-hour, or four-day work week.

 “The 4 Day Week Global team is delighted to support Mr Takano with his bill for a reduction in work hours. If the bill gets passed, this will benefit 100 million workers and catapult the U.S. to the forefront of the future of work,” says the 4 Day Week Global team.

 What started with a phone call from Takano’s office in 2020 to Andrew and Charlotte, now clearly signals just how ready the world is to adapt to the rapidly changing nature of work.

 Rep. Mark Takano said in a statement, “I am introducing this legislation to reduce the standard workweek to 32 hours because – now more than ever – people continue to work longer hours while their pay remains stagnant. We cannot continue to accept this as our reality.”

 “Many countries and businesses that have experimented with a four-day workweek found it to be an overwhelming success as productivity grew and wages increased. After the COVID-19 pandemic left so many millions of Americans unemployed or underemployed, a shorter workweek will allow more people to participate in the labor market at better wages. This is a groundbreaking piece of legislation and I’m grateful to the organizations and colleagues that firmly stand behind it. I look forward to continuing the work on this issue so that people may experience the best possible working conditions – the working conditions they deserve,”.

Read the full press release here.