The Legislature passed Reb. Mike Noel's bill to return to a five day work week with a large enough margin in both the House and the Senate to over ride any veto by the Governor and yet he still vetoed it. HB 328 status
The House voted 62-11 to support the return to the five day work week House vote, and the senate voted 18-8 senate vote to return to a five day work week. Scott Jenkins was the Senate sponsor with 64 co-sponsors. HB 328 text
At the very least this should give the clear message a veto proof majority of Utah's legislature prefer the five day work week to the governor.
If the intention is to save money why not just shut down ALL government operations ALL the time?
Governor Huntsman changed to a four day work week to save money, however all indications are that the projected savings did not occur.
Surveys over the years have shown that Utah State workers prefer the four day work week and like having a three day weekend. When there is a holiday on Monday all state offices are closed four days in a row- go figure the state employees like three to four consecutive days off in a row.
Now if only the private sector could figure out how to make enough money in four days to close on Fridays, Utah could live happily ever after with a three day weekend for everyone, including grocery stores, doctors and hospitals, restaurants, schools, etc.
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Didn't the 4-day work week save like $700K? Oh yeah...according to studies, it did.
Why do you think that there's no fiscal savings there? That's crazy. Plus, essential state services are still open on Fridays. If you're resourceful enough to go to utah.gov, you can find agencies (like the DMV) that are still open Fridays for business.
So you really think it'd be a good idea to get rid of something that save the state a substantial amount of money, huh? So much for fiscal conservatism. If most Utahans hold that opinion...I'd be tempted to call them a liberal for deciding to spend money (or do away with a measure that saves money) for absolutely no reason...
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