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March 14, 2024
10:00 AM EDT
Workers Should Benefit from New Technology and Increased Productivity: The Need for a 32-Hour Work Week with No Loss in Pay
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mr. Shawn Fain
International President
UAW
Detroit, MI
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Dr. Juliet Schor
Professor of Sociology
Boston College and Lead Researcher Four Day Week Global Trials
Newton, MA
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Mr. Jon Leland
Chief Strategy Officer
Kickstarter and Cofounder
WorkFour-The National Campaign for the 4-day Workweek
New York, NY
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Dr. Liberty Vittert
Professor of the Practice of Data Science
Olin Business School
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
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Mr. Roger King
Senior Labor and Employment Counsel
HR Policy Association
Arlington, VA
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335535
https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/workers-should-benefit-from-new-technology-and-increased-productivity-the-need-for-a-32-hour-work-week-with-no-loss-in-pay
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Hearing Examines 32-Hour Work Week Idea
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee holds a hearing to examine the pros and cons of a 32-hour work week.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?534252-1/hearing-examines-32-hour-work-week-idea

March 14, 2024 
10:05 AM EDT
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST): Discussion of Report: Federal Vision for Advancing Nutrition Science in the United States
The White House
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PUBLIC-AGENDA-MARCH-2024-MEETING-3.pdf
https://www.whitehouse.gov/pcast/meetings/2024-meetings/
https://youtube.com/watch?v=pwSE7jJM1tM

March 14, 2024
10:30 AM EDT
Virtual: The History of Ireland - 1607 To The Great Famine
Friends of the Ashland Public Library
https://www.ashlandmass.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=12963&month=3&year=2024&day=25&calType=0

March 14, 2024
10:30 AM EDT
March 2024 Open Commission Meeting
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-hold-open-commission-meeting-thursday-march-14-2024
https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2024/03/march-2024-open-commission-meeting
https://www.fcc.gov/live
https://youtube.com/watch?v=9714xCx3kJs

March 14, 2024 
10:30 AM EDT
Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell meets with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-14-2024/

March 14, 2024
10:30 AM EDT
U.S. Strategy in the Pacific Islands Region
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Daniel J. Kritenbrink
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Washington, D.C.
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The Honorable Ely Ratner
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs
U.S. Department of Defense
Washington, D.C.
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The Honorable Michael Schiffer
Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Asia
U.S. Agency for International Development
Washington, D.C.
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335530
https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/us-strategy-in-the-pacific-island-region
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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Dr. Ely Ratner testifies at 10:30 a.m. EDT at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on "U.S. Strategy in the Pacific Islands Region," Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. The hearing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-14/
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33942
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Administration Officials Testify on U.S. Strategy in the Pacific Islands Region
Officials from the State Department, Defense Department, and U.S. Agency for International Development testify on U.S. strategy in the Pacific Islands region during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?534227-1/administration-officials-testify-us-strategy-pacific-islands-region
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