Bloomberg Law reports that the lack of federal oversight of the use of artificial intelligence in the workforce is spurring unions to negotiate safeguards in labor contracts, especially when it comes to job protections and personal information such as name, image, and likeness.
The Trump administration’s proposal for an artificial intelligence framework is worrying union leaders who are concerned that a provision that would require Congress to roll back state AI regulations and a move to speed up data center licensing could have a negative impact on workers, according to Bloomberg Law.
Unions may be able to better bargain on behalf of workers by seeking protection of their names, images and likenesses. Labor and legal experts, including Anne Lofaso, a professor at the University of Cincinnati Donald P. Klekamp School of Law, provided comments to Bloomberg Law.
Mr. Lofaso is a former attorney with the National Labor Relations Board and teaches courses in labor law, employment law, and constitutional law. Unions are pushing for contract language to prevent mass layoffs and overly broad use of technology, according to Bloomberg Law.
Lofaso told Bloomberg Law that as AI technology advances, labor groups will likely seek labor protection clauses in agreements to prevent management from invoking mass layoffs. These provisions typically require managers to train existing employees to use new technology or require companies to retain skilled workers, she added.
Read the full quote from Lofaso and other experts in Bloomberg Law’s online report.
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