Ireland/Fórsa trade union calls for four-day working week. Fórsa, the second-largest trade union in Ireland, last week called for the establishment of a four-day working week as the new standard. "We already know countries that work fewer hours tend to have higher levels of productivity, as well as greater amounts of wealth per person. In this context, a reduction in working time is entirely feasible even within current levels of technology," says Kevin Callinan, Deputy General Secretary of Fórsa. Made during the international conference entitled Future of Working Time, the call from Fórsa echoes similar comments from the Trades Union Congress in the UK (see article n° 10806). These two unions believe that the push is about harnessing new technology to improve the working conditions of employees, as opposed to destroying jobs. "We know that [new forms of technology] have the potential to take a lot of the drudgery and danger out of current workplace tasks while increasing prosperity, including by creating many new jobs," Mr Callinan continues. Fórsa is hopeful that a national debate can take place in Ireland over the four-day week becoming the norm.
luding by creating many new jobs,” Mr Callinan continues. Fórsa is hopeful that a national debate can take place in Ireland over the four-day week becoming the norm.
United States/ Somali employees bring Amazon to the negotiating table. Management from the e-commerce giant have held meetings with staff from a warehouse in Minnesota, a move so rare on the part of Amazon that its has been reported in the New York Times. The warehouse in question, located in Shakopee, near the city of Minneapolis,
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