Four day work week

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Chrysler LLC soon will begin talks with the United Auto Workers union about moving some plants to a four-day workweek of 10-hour days instead of the current five-day weeks, a spokesman for the automaker said Monday.

Spokesman Ed Saenz said the company will broker the idea of switching from five eight-hour days to union leaders at 12 U.S. factories that are not on overtime.

The change would allow the company to shut down parts of the plants for three full days, bringing a significant savings, Saenz said during a conference for auto executives in Traverse City.

For the workers, it would cut the number of commuting trips to work and give them Friday, Saturday and Sunday off every week, he said.

"I would suspect a majority of employees would probably be in favor of something like this these days," Saenz said.