me: >> what >> organization is in charge of determining the number of hours that each >> of us works per week (or per year)?
> Sandwichman: > The NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) has jurisdiction over the FLSA > (Fair Labor Standards Act), whose standards were established -- and could be > modified -- by Act of Congress. Why do you ask? why ask? it's okay to make politically unlikely proposals -- which at this point in US history includes even fiscal stimulus (unless perhaps it involves massive tax cuts for the rich and/or increased militarism) -- but it's good to know that one is doing so. It's like utopian thinking, which is usually good for telling a plausible story of how things could be better in society. But those who think in a utopian way should be clear what the political & economic obstacles exist that block its realization. If there were a mass movement pushing the government to shorten the work-year, it might happen. But if there were a mass movement of that sort, it could accomplish much more. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
