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A Four-Day Week Is Possible

Aidan Harper writes for Novara Media


Aidan Harper wrote for Novara Media about building a coherent narrative around how shorter hours would address the crises we face: 

While there is admittedly a risk that automation could threaten jobs and communities, it also has the potential to offer enormous opportunities towards a world of less work. The shorter working week is one way to ensure that gains from automation are not captured by the owners of new technologies, but are instead shared fairly with workers in the form of shorter hours at the same rate of pay.”

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