The arguments for the four-day workweek have been laid out and supported to the extent that this is possible. Since it is a counterfactual proposition – that is, we have not had such a labor arrangement previously – it is not possible to demonstrate empirically that it can and will function successfully. At the same time, we have experienced previous reductions in the workweek, particularly in the second half of the 19th century and during 1926–38, when most US businesses moved to a 40-hour, five-day workweek. The previous significant reductions from six 10–12-hour workdays to six eight-hour workdays and then to five eight-hour days per week occurred with much conflict between labor and employers and with some degree ...
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