Work-sharing approaches: past and present, (ABSTRACT), Monthly Labor Review Online, September 1984

Work-sharing approaches:
past and present

Martin Nemirow
Social science adviser in the Office of State Liaison and Legislative Analysis, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor

Short workweeks tied to jobless aid can be an alternative to layoffs, although the concept and circumstances today differ markedly from those of the 1930's.