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Friday 18 September 2020
Biden has received the backing of Mike Bloomberg, who dropped out and endorsed the former vice president.
Bernie may secretly have welcomed a Biden victory in South Carolina, but not to this extent, writes Larry Donnelly.
The 38-year-old’s surprise decision was set to shake up the race this week when 14 states vote on “Super Tuesday.”
Expect to have a much clearer idea of who’ll take on Donald Trump after Tuesday.
Bernie Sanders is leading the race to become the Democrat candidate.
Republican and Democratic voters went to the polls today in what is known as Super Tuesday.
The race is getting serious.
Donald Trump is the frontrunner in most states voting today.
All the day’s main news as well as the bits and pieces that you may have missed…
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Voters in 10 US states will today decide on who should be the Republican presidential nominee, with everything to play for.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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