Workers have a right to privacy. 85% of voters demand transparency from employers regarding AI monitoring. See the groundbreaking @AFLCIO polling data: aflcio.org/press/releas... #WorkersFirst

Devices down, eyes up, hands on! Pres. @jessjtang.bsky.social joined @aft.org President Randi Weingarten & other leaders this morning for her landmark address on public education in the AI era. Check out the full text of Pres. Weingarten’s speech: www.aft.org/press/speeches/vision-public-education

I had the honor of attending @aft President @rweingarten.bsky.social speech today at the National Press Club: “Devices down, eyes up, hands-on: 10 points to boost teaching and learning in the AI era” Stay tuned for a full recap!

"Devices down, eyes up, hands-on." Read @rweingarten.bsky.social's full remarks outlining a bold new vision to boost teaching and learning in the AI era ⤵️ open.substack.com/pub/randiwei...

Following the release of Pope Leo XIV’s historic encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, the Tech Institute stands in strong solidarity with the Vatican’s call for a human-centered approach to AI to ensure technology benefits everyone. #WorkersFirst aflciotechinstitute.org/news-media/v...

Workers should not have to worry about AI monitoring them on the job or stealing their data without their consent. 90% of Americans want guardrails to protect our jobs and privacy protections from AI. Big Tech billionaires should not get to violate our rights for “innovation.”

Mark Zuckerberg admitted to the very workers he’s laying off that Meta is using their labor to train the AI systems that could replace them. The billionaire class does not see workers as human beings, they see them as data to extract.

New polling from @aflcio.org & @dataforprogress.org shows a massive bipartisan mandate: AI must serve workers, not exploit them. Voters trust the labor movement—not tech billionaires—to set the guardrails for our digital future. It’s time for a #WorkersFirst economy. aflcio.org/press/releas...

AI discrimination doesn’t just affect individual workers—it amplifies racial wealth gaps. We joined @ProfessorPappoe and @HanaScientist to discuss @civilrightsorg’s new report, "AI in the Racial Wealth Gap." https://bit.ly/4dATMmd

Just 7% of workers say their bosses have disclosed how or when AI is monitoring their work. Working people are concerned about their jobs and their privacy. We need AI guardrails now to protect us and make sure AI use in the workplace is transparent and protects our privacy.

The overwhelming majority of America’s workers agree on how to move forward on AI—with guardrails that ensure transparency and accountability and protect our jobs, privacy and rights. Who do they trust to deliver on AI guardrails? The labor movement.

Our new polling shows that more than 90% of workers favor protections from AI for their jobs and privacy and trust unions to deliver over either political party. Workers are united and ready to fight for an AI future that works for them, not just big tech. https://bit.ly/4dkXvTA

"The UAW president said workers must have a say in how AI is implemented on the factory floor." https://ow.ly/cZ2r50YXJuP | @shawnfainuaw.bsky.social

The Trump administration has announced its intent to test frontier AI models before they're released to the public. Government oversight of AI is long overdue, but securing Americans’ rights & safety will take more than what the admin is signaling. Read our statement. datasociety.net/announcement...

Elon Musk casting himself as the savior of “safe AI” is as rich as it gets. The same billionaire building his own AI empire now wants to play referee for everyone else. We all see it for what it is: his own selfish greed.

Tech Institute Policy & Programs Director Crystal Weise on why preemption of state AI laws harms workers: Workers need protection from harmful uses of AI. #WorkersFirstAI

“Harmful AI outcomes are not inevitable—they are a series of human choices.” At the @wslc.bsky.social AI Summit, Tech Institute Executive Director Lauren McFerran shared a clear vision: AI must be a tool that works for people, not a mechanism to monitor or replace them.

This #MayDay, the message is clear: HUMANS are the future of work. Technology isn't a force of nature we must endure—it’s a series of human choices. We can choose a system of shared responsibility where innovation advances alongside worker dignity and public safety. 🧵 (1/2)

WATCH LIVE: Representatives from CAP, @aflciotech.bsky.social, @civilrightsorg.bsky.social, @publiccitizen.bsky.social, and @publicknowledge.bsky.social will be discussing federal AI legislation at 1 PM EDT today. https://www.youtube.com/live/UPqu2f8qKQg

AI isn't an inevitable force of nature; it’s a series of human choices. We're joining @americanprogress.bsky.social, @civilrightsorg.bsky.social, and @publiccitizen.bsky.social TODAY to discuss centering worker expertise in federal legislation. Register here: www.americanprogress.org/events/preem...

On #WorkersMemorialDay, we remember those who lost their lives on the job. Former Amazon worker Isaiah Thomas shares his story:

AI adoption is moving forward at breakneck speed, and Congress must take action to protect workers. Today, 40 organizations led by EPI, @aflciotech.bsky.social , @webuildprogress.bsky.social , and Workshop delivered an open letter urging Congress to center workers in federal AI legislation.

Harmful AI outcomes aren’t inevitable—they’re the result of human choices. Today, we co-led a letter with 40+ orgs calling on Congress to put workers first. We need federal AI guardrails to protect workers’ lives and livelihoods. ✊⚖️ #AILabor #TechPolicy

On Wednesday, Innovation Policy & Programs Director Crystal Weise joins @amprog to discuss why federal AI law must be a floor, not a ceiling. Congress must not strip vital state worker protections. RSVP to hear why we’re fighting for AI guardrails: www.americanprogress.org/events/preem...

AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social: “Does anyone want to continue on this race-to-the-bottom… where this handful of billionaires, one soon to be a trillionaire, get to play God with our economy and our lives? Hell no! We know we can do better.”

This conversation about the future of work has centered around the vision of Big Tech billionaires. They lay out their plans for an A.I. future; their ideas for who should win, who should lose. And what has been missing from those conversations is the voice of working people.

I’ve spoken to thousands of workers nationwide—they’re anxious and uncertain about their jobs because of AI. Working people need AI guardrails and a voice at the table to decide how new tech is implemented at their workplaces.

The decisions lawmakers make now on AI will impact working people for the next 50 years — and whether or not we have a future that belongs to all of us, not just big tech. That’s why 80% of Americans want AI guardrails — to protect their jobs and rights.

The Trump administration wants to access detailed medical records from millions of federal workers and their families, with no clear guardrails on how that data would be used or protected. This intrusion into people’s private health information is unacceptable!

How many times do we have to say it? DOGE has NO reason to have their hands on our sensitive Social Security data. https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/04/appeals-court-clears-way-doge-access-social-security-data-despite-new-red-flags/412788/?oref=ge-featured-river-top

If you work, you owe your thanks to former labor Secretary Frances Perkins – the architect behind the 40-hour workweek, the minimum wage, unemployment insurance, and Social Security. On her birthday today and every day, America’s unions celebrate her legacy and leadership.

Leaders across the aisle see what working people already know: new technology can strengthen our economy and workplaces. But it has to raise standards, not erode them. That means worker voices, real guardrails, and accountability in how AI is used on the job.

“AI can support innovation, new industries, and expanded opportunity, but its impact will ultimately be determined by the working people whose skill and judgment put those tools to use,” Sen. Kelly and Rep. Fitzpatrick wrote, in backing the @AFLCIO's AI Principles. fedscoop.com/federal-ai-p...

Workers aren’t anti-tech. But no one should be surveilled, discriminated against, or fired by an algorithm. As AI reshapes our jobs, unions are stepping up to set the rules and protect workers’ rights where policymakers won’t.

There is no worker or industry that AI and new tech don’t or won’t touch. Every job is now a technology job. At the Workers First AI Summit, working people came together to chart a path forward for an AI future that respects workers’ rights and protects our jobs and freedoms.

A top-down approach to implementing AI systems in the workplace leaves workers behind. Learn more about why working people must have a voice in shaping the development and adoption of technologies in their workplaces and communities: aflciotechinstitute.org/policy/AIHar...

No matter what industry you work in, every working person will feel the impact of AI, including those in transportation jobs. @ttdaflcio.bsky.social President Greg Regan is right: we need guardrails to make sure this new tech doesn’t undermine our safety and protects our rights and our jobs.

Is your boss deploying AI into your workplace without input from you or your coworkers? Learn how unchecked AI can threaten workers' rights and well-being and why worker input is so crucial when it comes to technology at your workplace: aflciotechinstitute.org/policy/AIHar...

There’s no worker in this country who won’t be impacted by AI and new tech. Join AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social at National Press Club where she’ll discuss the impact of AI on working people and guardrails to protect our jobs, rights and freedoms. Get tickets: https://bit.ly/4bJKSSG

AI is less regulated than sandwich shops. That’s a problem. There is no industry and no job that AI won’t touch. That’s why working people’s voices need to be heard—and why we need AI guardrails now to protect our jobs, our rights and our freedoms.

Every time our economy transforms—every time we take these great technological leaps forward, working people are the ones who shape that future, so it works for all of us. The labor movement is ready to build a future of work that works for all working people.

As AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond said, we’ve seen tech firms push AI products that have threatened people’s health, safety, privacy and rights. Workers are scared about their futures. Job loss and AI adoption isn’t inevitable. We can protect our jobs and freedoms.

The labor movement is not anti-tech. We’re anti-greed. We’re against tech being used against us, without our input or consent. The decisions we make on A.I. now will impact us 50 years down the road. That’s why we’re fighting for guardrails—to protect our jobs and our freedoms.

We need a workers-first AI agenda that says: NO, you can’t surveil us. NO, you can’t steal our data. NO, you can’t discriminate against us or fire us because a machine said so. We can create a future where our job sites are fair and workers have a voice at the table.

The entertainment industry has been on the front lines of the fight for AI guardrails. From deep fakes, to voice-overs, AI poses a risk to our intellectual property and our privacy rights. Bringing workers into the conversation on how to use AI at work helps protect our rights.

A workers’ first AI agenda means giving workers a voice to decide how new tech is used in the workplace. It means training our workers to be prepared for AI on the job. It means protecting our civil rights and our jobs—that’s the future America’s unions are fighting for.

Was great to share research on how workers are experiencing automated management and surveillance at the @aflciotech.bsky.social summit! Feeling inspired by the great labor focus on how workers can help steer design and implementation of AI tools in the workplace!

1/ Our fellow for Policy and Advocacy, Megan Rivera, and visiting fellow Alexander Hertel-Fernandez (@awhf.bsky.social) spoke today @aflciotech.bsky.social's Workers First AI Summit, highlighting Equitable Growth's investments in AI research.