The 21 Hour Work Week [View all]

If labor and socialism are to adequately address the obstacles faced by workers in 21st Century capitalism, then we must get back to basics. We have experienced massive increases in productivity since 1937 when the 40 hour week went into effect. But we have not had a serious re-examination of work time, and what should count as full time employment since then. This should be CRITICAL FOR SOCIALISTS: in Volume III of Das Kapital, Marx explicitly states that the shortening of work time is the pre-requisite for the realm of true freedom. I would also point out that workers have never advanced their lit in society by working for the capitalists -- only through using their time for their own purposes. This video is short, but effective.