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Daily random thread: almost almost the weekend edition (June 15, 2023) (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Baku@sh.itjust.works to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Electronic_Owl@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I reckon you could cut down on that 4 hours a day cooking and cleaning!

The 8 hour day movement was actually about giving workers the time to do those miscellaneous things, to account for travel time to work. Before the unions got involved, you'd be working 14 hour shifts,,,and still have all the other stuff, https://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/explore-history/fight-rights/workers-rights/origins-8-hour-day