Aiming for a world with more family time but better work

IMAGINE a world where you work less and have more time for family and community - while at the same time, productivity is raised.

- DAVE PIKE

It might sound like a dream, but it's a vision with deep roots in the history of the trade union movement. An idea with potential for the future. For generations, trade unions have fought for a better balance between work and life. It’s time for the next step: a four-day working week with no loss of pay for all.

In the 19th century, workers regularly endured brutal 60-plus hour weeks. Through struggle and solidarity, unions won the eight-hour working day. In the 20th century, we won the weekend, a bold experiment to remove a whole day from the working week.