Public disputes concerning wages, hours, overtime rules, workplace standards, unions, employment conditions, and proposed labor laws.
Case
Should Congress adopt Bernie Sanders’s 32-hour-workweek bill? H.R. 10323 would change federal overtime rules for covered nonexempt workers. Sanders and Takano support it; David McIntosh predicts harm.
Role at the time: President of Club for Growth
Responding to
Congress should enact H.R. 10323, the proposed Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act.
“Bernie’s idea will hurt the very workers he’s trying to help.”
McIntosh explicitly criticizes the proposal and predicts harmful consequences.
Role at the time: U.S. representative and House bill sponsor
Responding to
Congress should enact H.R. 10323, the proposed Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act.
“Work has fundamentally changed. It’s time that labor standards caught up.”
Takano explicitly supports the bill and argues for updating labor standards.
Role at the time: U.S. senator and proposal sponsor
Responding to
Congress should enact H.R. 10323, the proposed Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act.
“One important way to do that is through a 32-hour workweek with no loss in pay or benefits.”
Sanders explicitly advocates the policy and gives a rationale for adopting it.
President of Club for Growth, a political advocacy organization.
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U.S. Representative for California’s 39th Congressional District
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United States senator from Vermont and former presidential candidate.
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