Progressive Capitol Hill staffers push for a lighter 32-hour workweek

Progressive staffers on Capitol Hill penned a letter to congressional leadership on Thursday asking for a 32-hour week, claiming it would increase staff retention, prevent burnout, and serve as a national model.

The Congressional Progressive Staff Association said the role of a congressional staffer can be “demanding and intensive,” according to a copy of the letter obtained by the Washington Examiner and sent to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and “all members” of the 119th Congress.