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Kathryn Dixon worked as a bedside nurse for 15 years before taking a job as a nurse manager. Andrea Hsu/NPR hide caption

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These nurse managers were burnt out. Then their hospital gave them a 4-day workweek

Since the pandemic, hospitals have seen soaring turnover among clinical managers who oversee teams of nurses. Now some hospitals, including AtlantiCare in New Jersey, have introduced a four-day workweek.

NURSE MANAGERS 4 DAY WEEK

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A manufacturer tried the 4-day workweek for 5 days' pay and won't go back

Bill Kowalcic works on wall panels in the finishing department at Advanced RV. After the company went to a four-day workweek, his team figured out how to cut time without cutting corners. Amber N. Ford for NPR hide caption

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A manufacturer tried the 4-day workweek for 5 days' pay and won't go back

Of the hundreds of companies that have tried a four-day workweek, very few are manufacturers. Advanced RV in Willoughby, Ohio, is showing how it can be done.

A manufacturer tried the 4-day workweek for 5 days' pay and won't go back

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Why a 4-day workweek is on the table for autoworkers

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain talks with the news media before marching in the Detroit Labor Day Parade on September 4, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption

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UAW vs. the Detroit Big 3 automakers

Why a 4-day workweek is on the table for autoworkers

Shawn Fain, the president of the UAW, is calling for a 32-hour work week at 40 hours of pay for autoworkers, an idea that was first embraced by the union's leaders almost a century ago.

Why a 4-day workweek is on the table for autoworkers

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