October 10, 2005 10:00 AM PDT

Overworked, underpaid and ready to fight

by Mike Yamamoto
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It's not often that Blogma feels strongly enough to unhand the remote and publicly advocate something (or anything). But we did just that last week by demanding the official institution of a four-day workweek.

Well, comrades, we are not alone. On Oct. 24, we can pledge our collective allegiance to "Take Back Your Time Day," which supporters describe as "a major U.S./Canadian initiative to challenge the epidemic of overwork, over-scheduling and time famine that now threatens our health, our families and relationships, our communities and our environment."

The time to act is now!

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