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California legislators are considering a bill to mandate a 32-hour work week for large companies, requiring overtime pay for any hours worked beyond that limit. Dvorak describes this as a "socialist trope" dating back to the FDR administration. The hosts view the proposal as virtue signaling that is unlikely to pass or be effectively implemented.
UK Prime Minister's Questions, Zero-Hours Contracts Debate
During Prime Minister's Questions, Jeremy Corbyn challenges Theresa May over the use of "zero-hours contracts" at McDonald's, where workers went on strike for better pay. These contracts, which do not guarantee minimum working hours, are common in the UK and the EU. The hosts explain that such contracts are often used by employers to bypass strict European labor laws that make firing employees difficult.
OECD data reveals that Greek workers log more annual hours (2,017) than any other European population, contradicting the "lazy Greek" stereotype. In contrast, workers in the Netherlands and Germany log the fewest hours. The analysis suggests that the Eurozone crisis is being used as a tool for "class warfare" to strip away social and political gains from the working class across Europe.
