The 40-hour Week was Meant to be Temporary

Thanks to Grow Therapy for sponsoring this video! Head to https://growtherapy.yt.link/mlBI4r9 to find your dream therapist today! The 5 days of 8 hours system we have now is really brand new in the grand scheme of things. But, why did we invent it? Who decided on those hours? And will we ever end up with something better? The fight to get our time back started in the 18th century- even before the Industrial Revolution took over. From strikes to dynamite to Depressions, the road to our current system was not straight or simple. And what got us there can't get us ahead any further. The days of all powerful unions and magnanimous millionaires are gone and we'll have to figure out our own way forward towards a better option. We're all being overworked and underpaid if you do the math on our efficiency and productivity. So, let's see how we won our time back before and maybe we can learn how to move forward! Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @nicolerudolph   Socials Instagram:   / thenicolerudolph   Twitch:   / nicolerudolph   Tiktok:   / nicole_rudolph   Patreon:   / nicolerudolph   Contact for sponsorships: nicoler@viralnationtalent.com Contact for non-sponsor enquiries: RudolphQuestions@gmail.com Edited with DaVinci Resolve: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/prod... 🎶Music via Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com 00:00 Before Industry 07:01 8 Hour Protests 13:59 New Deal 23:27 Updates