Richard Rodriguez supports the 32-hour workweek bill
Richard RodriguezIllinois state director, Service Workers United; national policy director, One Fair Wage
Richard Rodriguez supported the bill as progress while arguing that Congress should first raise the minimum wage to $25.
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Should Congress Enact Bernie Sanders’s 32-Hour Workweek Bill?
On September 8, 2026, Rep. Mark Takano introduced H.R. 10323, the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act; Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced the Senate companion, S. 5384, on September 14. The bills would phase the federal weekly overtime threshold for covered nonexempt workers from 40 to 32 hours and add daily premium-pay thresholds; they would not set a universal cap on work hours. Supporters urge Congress to enact them as a way to share productivity gains, while opponents predict harm to jobs, benefits, and prices. The dispute is whether Congress should enact the paired proposals.
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Original interviews with Andy Challenger, Richard Rodriguez and Jay Aldebert about the proposed federal overtime threshold.
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The 32-Hour Workweek Act would lower the federal overtime threshold over four years while protecting covered workers' pay and benefits.
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Rodriguez described the bill as progress while prioritizing a higher minimum wage.
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Richard Rodriguez argues for the 32-hour workweek bill. Rodriguez described the bill as progress while prioritizing a higher minimum wage.
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