The Evan Bray Show - Karen Foster + Open Lines - April 18th, 2024

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We've been in the rat race of the five-day work week long enough, according to U.S. Senator, Bernie Sanders. He's been trying to legislate a four-day work week, instead. Dalhousie University associate professor, Karen Foster, joins Evan to share why that might not be as magical a concept as it seems + Evan opens the lines to you and asks...Would you prefer to work a 32-hour work week? Would you be willing to make less money for that option if it were available?
18 Apr 2024 1PM English Canada News Commentary

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