Great Britain/TUC calls for a 4-day working week. On 10 September in Manchester during the TUC’s (Trades Union Congress) 150th conference meeting, Frances O’Grady, TUC general secretary stated, “In the 19th century, unions campaigned for an eight-hour day. In the 20th century, we won the right to a two-day weekend and paid holidays. So, for the 21st century, let’s lift our ambition again. I believe that in this century we can win a four-day working week, with decent pay for everyone. It’s time to share the wealth from new technology, not allow those at the top to grab it for themselves.” TUC also called for government action and in particular for a working group to be created comprising unions, employers, and elected officials, the goal of which would be to ensure new technology would also support workers.
News update as of September 18, 2018
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