Sanders Pushes 4 Day Workweek Citing European Trial on Company Productivity

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill examining wages at large profitable corporations in Washington on Feb. 25, 2021. Susan Walsh-Pool/Getty Images

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) promoted the idea of a four-day workweek in a social media post.

“With exploding technology and increased worker productivity, it’s time to move toward a four-day work week with no loss of pay. Workers must benefit from technology, not just corporate CEOs,” Sanders said in a tweet on Feb. 21.