No senior should have to wait weeks to see a doctor because a flawed AI system won’t authorize it. The Trump admin's WISeR program is delaying treatment for Medicare patients and putting tech companies’ interests first. Congress must end it.

Big corporations using AI to discriminate against workers who are pregnant or have disabilities? Sounds pretty dystopian. But that's exactly what Meta workers are alleging. This can't be our future. We need meaningful guardrails to protect workers NOW! www.reuters.com/world/meta-u...

.@aflciotech.bsky.social Executive Director Lauren McFerran joins @LaborReporters to discuss the @aflcio.org’s #WorkersFirstAI Initiative, and the need to institutionalize worker voice so technology can build shared prosperity. Watch here: https://youtu.be/QoKkGDpQyTo #WorkersFirstAI

AI must work for us—not the other way around. At the 30th @aflcio.org Convention, the labor movement came together to demand that AI development remains guided by the needs and rights of working people. Watch the full “AI Should Work For Us” panel here: https://bit.ly/4pc62Os #WorkersFirstAI

AI is the leading reason for layoffs in America for the fourth consecutive month. Workers are scared that they’re losing their place in this economy. AI guardrails that protect our jobs are more critical than ever.

Three months ago, we worked w/ @aflcio.org to convene the #WorkersFirstAI Summit to demand a seat at the table in the AI economy. Today, that momentum continues. Watch our Summit highlight video to learn more about our fight to put workers over profits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isNLdSnbXjc

#WorkersFirstAI #4thofJuly

In her #AFTVoices column, OSEA President Sarah Wofford explores how AI is affecting affordability, student safety + advocacy, and how some employers are using it as an excuse not to hire clerical & other support staff. Learn how we can demand a say in shaping the changes ahead. ⤵️

Workers should not have to worry about AI spying on them at work… or having AI-obsessed bosses use the tech to make decisions about our careers. 90% of Americans want AI guardrails to protect our jobs and privacy. AI should work for us.

Workers are demanding AI guardrails. While states are passing AI protections, we need federal law to protect workers’ jobs and rights. Thank you, @markey.senate.gov, for reintroducing the No Robot Bosses Act and Stop Spying Bosses Act and promoting a pro-worker AI agenda.

❌ MYTH: AI is inevitable and will probably take my job. ✅ FACT: We can make better policy choices to protect and improve American jobs. Through collective bargaining and strong guardrails, AI can build opportunity and make work better. Read more: https://bit.ly/4oOSJmD

AI can make workplaces safer, but only with workers involved. ⚠️We need guardrails to stop unsafe algorithmic management, protect professional judgment, and ensure employers stay responsible for safety.⚠️ Read more: https://bit.ly/4wczFS0 #WorkersFirstAI

AI is being weaponized to surveil, replace, and endanger workers. Unions prevent these harms by giving workers a seat at the table to negotiate for job security, privacy, and human oversight. Don’t face these changes alone. #WorkersFirstAI https://aflciotechinstitute.org/its-better-union

Workers should not have to worry about AI monitoring them on the job or stealing their data. 90% of Americans want AI guardrails to protect our jobs and privacy. Workers are united and ready to fight for an AI future that works for us, not just big tech.

@aflcio.org ’s Alex Rias warns that algorithms mirror and amplify existing inequality, acting as biased gatekeepers. We need strong guardrails against AI discrimination to protect everyone. #WorkersFirstAI #AFLCIO26 #Juneteenth

Lauren McFerran joined @washingtonpost.com Intelligence to discuss AI and the future of work. Her message to business leaders: listen to workers before implementing AI & invest in your workforce to ease the transition. https://bit.ly/4ouBYgw

The NY FAIR News Act has passed the State Senate and Assembly and is now on its way to the desk of Governor Hochul. Thank you to our amazing sponsors and champions, and to everyone who raised their voices in support of this important legislation to protect journalists and the public from AI!

We’re building a bigger tent. We’re making it clear that the future of technology is ours to shape. We believe AI should work for all of us, not the other way around! ✊ #AFLCIO26

“Technology is not a divine act.” – @fordfoundation.org's Sarita Gupta. 📢 Big Tech shouldn't be writing the rules for the future of work. We need guardrails to ensure technology serves working people. #WorkersFirstAI #aflcio26

More than 90% of working people favor AI guardrails to protect their jobs and privacy rights. The decisions that politicians make on AI right now are going to shape the next decades for working people. AI should work for us!

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 jobs and rights. @sagaftra.org's Duncan Crabtree-Ireland made it clear: Workers need a voice at the table on AI use at work.

We're pumped for Tuesday morning's interactive presentation on AI! Head over to the main stage at 9:20. We believe AI should work for all of us, not the other way around! #AFLCIO26

Live from Minneapolis! We have officially touched down for the 30th @AFLCIO Convention. If you’re on the floor, come find us! We’re running 5 essential micro-trainings all week to ensure workers lead the conversation on technology. 🧵 (1/4)

78% of voters say financial gains from tech productivity must be shared with the workers who make them possible. True innovation means ensuring that everyone thrives from the profits AI creates, not just shareholders. aflcio.org/press/releas... #WorkersFirst #LaborRights #WorkersFirst #LaborRights

As AI tech impacts workers and the Trump admin eliminates diversity, equity and inclusion protections, Black women have been disproportionately harmed in this economy. Working people need guardrails NOW to protect our jobs and our civil rights.

AI should never have the final say over a person’s livelihood. Fairness requires human accountability. 79% of voters insist on human oversight. Workers deserve a guarantee that AI won't be used without a human to review decisions. Full results: https://bit.ly/4dkXvTA

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