Some historians claim that pre-industrial workers had much shorter working hours then those common in the 19 century. If that is true, then 8-hour workday is more a return to the historical norm rather than “progress” strictly speaking. Maybe that’s why there was widespread support for it, and there isn’t much for 4-hour workday now.
Some historians claim that pre-industrial workers had much shorter working hours then those common in the 19 century. If that is true, then 8-hour workday is more a return to the historical norm rather than “progress” strictly speaking. Maybe that’s why there was widespread support for it, and there isn’t much for 4-hour workday now.