[gamblor956]

You mean the 5-day work week, originated by Henry Ford, and spread throughout the world by unions?

More than a decade past before another company adopted the 5-day work week. Unions took Ford's example and made it the standard.

[bobwaycott]

Your understanding of this subject disagrees with history. Henry Ford did not create a 5-day work week. Unions had already been fighting for an 8-hour workday for 60 years in the US alone. Ford adopted this and a 6-day week to attract workers. One could almost be forgiven for concluding that Ford was won over by 60 years of arguments and political activity by unions that preceded him, and gave their ideas a try.