The five-day workweek can feel as preordained as the number of minutes in an hour, but it hasn't always been the norm. Workers fought for a Monday-to-Friday schedule before it became standard in the U.S. in the 1930s. Since then, the nature of work has changed a lot, and now, workers are once again fighting for better conditions, says U.K.-based researcher Will Stronge.
In this episode, Stronge, who co-wrote the book
Overtime: Why We Need a Shorter Working Week,
discusses what has changed since the '30s and what a shorter workweek offers workers and organizations.
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