US Labor Calls AI an Existential Threat to Workers

The AFL-CIO calls AI 'the single biggest threat to working people of our lifetime' and is taking action. 7,000 Chicago hotel workers voted to authorize a strike, while New Jersey launched a first-in-the-nation AI training program to help workers adapt.

• NJ AFL-CIO backs FAIR Act to regulate AI in the workplace2026-09-24
• AFL-CIO president: AI threats to workers need no doomsday warning2026-09-22