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...always the case. The wave of progressive thinking that first brought welfare benefits to Europe at the turn of the century did not reach France until 1936, when the Popular Front government of Premier Leon Blum imposed worker-friendly reforms, including higher salaries, paid vacations and a 40-hour workweek. Still suffering from the Great Depression, the French middle class felt threatened by the worker privileges and contributed to Blum's rapid demise...
This less-is-more stance has placed heavy physical and emotional strains on those workers fortunate enough to keep their jobs. Though both the length of the average workweek and the number of overtime hours dipped a bit in June, the twin indicators of how long and hard people work had reached record levels in recent months. At the same time, the financial rewards of work have continued to dwindle. When adjusted for inflation, the average hourly wage of U.S. workers stands 14% lower than in 1979. And male college graduates who were just beginning their careers earned 5.1% less...
...Charles, the owner of a McDonald's in Boulder, has seen some of his employed at-risk students begin to get A's after joining his McPride program, which limits them to a 14-hour workweek and pays bonuses for improvement and school attendance. Many of them have a very low level of self-esteem, says Charles. But once they come to work as part of a team and gain a sense of confidence, "you'd almost never believe the change in these kids...
...pampered and protected in the industrial world. The average cost to employ a western German worker -- in pay plus such benefits as comprehensive health insurance | and generous pensions -- is about $23 an hour, compared with $15 for an American and $16 for a Japanese. That is for an average workweek of only 37.5 hours. Annual vacation is six weeks, plus at least 11 holidays a year. Educational subsidies and compulsory national service mean that most young people begin careers only in their late 20s or early 30s, and then retire as young...
...trust Mrs. Smith, whom can you trust? "The labels are all distorted," says Donna Krone, 41, an attorney in New York City who tries to sandwich a healthy diet into her high-pressure workweek. "The whole mess makes me want to just give up and order in Chinese food...