Germany: towards 32 hour week - "It represents a fairer distribution of the wealth created by productivity gains in the industry created by the workers" - eviltoast
Working towards a four-day week for steel industry
www.industriall-union.org
An 8.5 per cent wage increase and a reduction in working hours from 35 hours to 32 hours per week with full wage compensation are part of IndustriALL affiliate IG Metall’s, collective bargaining package.

“For far too long, the lion’s share of the benefits from our increased efficiency has gone to the top, sidelining those who are at the very heart of this production. It’s time to level the playing field, ensuring that our workers directly benefit from these advancements by offering them improved working conditions and an enhanced quality of life.”

  • gusgalarnyk@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I think that’s a fair question. Do we need to be producing as much as we are. Clearly in some industries we don’t need to be, they have a lot of waste - food without better infrastructure, clothing by and large, poor quality electronics, etc.

    But I think I’m equating productivity with efficiency and in that perspective I would say efficiency is king. We should work towards automation while ensuring it’s benefits don’t go purely to capitalists.