VW 4-Day Workweek

* As a longtime retired union lithographic craftsman and community activist, having as a 14-year-old youth lined up weekly at a government warehouse during the Great Depression of the 1930s to get a free bag of groceries for the family, the position taken by Volkswagen of working a four-day week, instead of laying off approximately 30,000 workers (Nov. 26), is the way for all companies to go.

We are in a serious world recession. No one is secure in his or her job. Since it’s recognized that too much labor exists to produce what our needs are, we must all share the burden. Sharing the workweek is the best way to get us out of this mess.

AL HARROW

Los Angeles