Article: REP. HOYER CALLS ON OPM TO LIMIT UNNECESSARY COMMUTING WITH FOUR-DAY, 40-HOUR WORK WEEK FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

Article: REP. HOYER TO OPM: LET'S WORK TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION, HELP FEDERAL EMPLOYEES REDUCE CONSUMPTION
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 12, 2008 ;     700+ words ......a 4-day, 10-hour work week for all Federal employees. However, it is...schedule to all other Federal employees could significantly...Congress reviews federal workplace policy...the 4-day, 10-hour work week initiative], we...

Article: Garment workers of PA. asked to hike work week. (Pennsylvania garment workers asked to work 40-hour weeks)
WWD;  April 24, 1991 ;     485 words ...GARMENT WORKERS IN PA. ASKED TO HIKE WORK WEEK NEW YORK -- The president of the Pennsylvania...consider increasing their current 35-hour work week to 40 hours. Clifford L. Jones, who heads...association, said in a statement that a 40-hour work week is needed to help the state's ...

Article: Hoyer Advocates for a Four-Day Work Week
The Washington Post;  August 22, 2008 ;     697 words ......pushing a work week of four, 10-hour days for federal employees. In a letter...to a 4-day work week for all possible federal employees and inform...in their work lives if...FY 2007, federal employees and applicants...

Article: DEMOCRATS PUSH FOR SHORTER WORK WEEK AS AMERICANS ASK FOR MORE USA ENERGY
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 22, 2008 ;     205 words ......Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) was "pushing" for a four day work week for federal employees to help cope with rising gas prices: "The Democrat answer to high gas prices is a four day work week for themselves and federal bureaucrats. While the Speaker...

Article: France's short work week a mixed blessing
International Herald Tribune;  June 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ......7-hour shift. Thanks to France's 35-hour work week, ''We are going to work less and have...20 percent to the mid-teens since the work week was shortened. But what has proved a...Paris, she complains that the shorter work week wreaks havoc on her staff scheduling...

Article: France's shorter work week turns out to be mixed blessing
International Herald Tribune;  June 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ......7-hour shift. Thanks to France's 35-hour work week, ''We are going to work less and have...20 percent to the mid-teens since the work week was shortened. But what has proved a...Paris, she complains that the shorter work week wreaks havoc on her staff scheduling...

Article: Resumption of the five-day government work week.(Opinion & Editorial)
Manila Bulletin;  June 1, 2005 ;     240 words ......for the implementation of a four-day work week to cut down the governments overhead...expenses incurred during the five-day work week. Over the month and a half of the implementation...Government energy savings from the four-day work week were estimated at R130 to R140 million...

Article: Cut in work week won't work, Harris says
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  April 10, 1997 ;     660 words ......Ben Cayetano's proposal to reduce the work week of government employees from 40 to 35...public workers unions on cutting the work week as a way to balance the state's budget...slack caused by the move to a 35-hour work week would be to hire more people or pay a...

Article: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES DRUG-FREE WORK WEEK 2008 WILL TAKE PLACE OCT. 20 THROUGH 26
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 4, 2008 ;     393 words ......that this year's national Drug-Free Work Week will take place Oct. 20 through 26. The purpose of Drug-Free Work Week is to educate employers, employees...and healthful workplace. "Drug-Free Work Week is a good time to remind employers...

Article: U.S. Department of Labor announces Drug-Free Work Week 2008 will take place Oct. 20 through 26
U.S. Newswire;  September 4, 2008 ;     398 words ......that this years national Drug-Free Work Week will take place Oct. 20 through 26. The purpose of Drug-Free Work Week is to educate employers, employees...and healthful workplace. "Drug-Free Work Week is a good time to remind employers...

Article: Longer work week may increase proficiency.(Opinions)(terrorism insurance laws)(Brief article)
Business Insurance;  December 11, 2006 ;     266 words ......announce that it will be imposing a five-day work week. But when the organization happens to...Jan. 4. To be sure that this won't be a work week that will be overly taxing, members will...big change for members whose Washington work week for much of this year began late Tuesday...

Article: Greek government rules out changes to 40-hour work week
AP Worldstream;  April 20, 2005 ;     207 words ......Wednesday said it would keep the 40-hour work week, rejecting demands by labor unions...the GSEE, has demanded a 35-hour work week, with workers maintaining the same wages and benefits of a 40-hour work week. The country's major exporter's federation...

Article: Hospital workers demanding shorter work week walk off job
AP Worldstream;  June 10, 2004 ;     174 words ......of hospital workers demanding a shorter work week and better working conditions walked off...unionized workers are demanding a five-day work week, but the management is calling for a six-day work week, Kim said. Currently, most South Koreans...

Article: Four-day gov't work week starts today.(Metro & National News)
Manila Bulletin;  April 4, 2005 ;     412 words ......starting today the 10-hour-a-day, four-day work week until the end of May this year that will...off the implementation of the four-day work week by virtue of Administrative Order (AO...working schedule tomorrow. The four-day work week will be implemented until May 31 to mitigate...