Abstract
Unlike Europe, the issue of working time reduction has virtually disappeared from US national political debate. In recent years US policy makers have not viewed a shorter working week as an effective tool for lowering unemployment. The labour movement, which has historically called for reductions, has been relatively silent on this issue in recent times. This article is divided into three main sections. The first provides data on the duration, nature and structure of working time in the USA. Given the minimal governmental regulations regarding working time patterns, the second section analyses how working time arrangements have been regulated through collective bargaining agreements in the 1980s. The foreseeable future patterns in working time are investigated in the third section.
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