Although a young technology, artificial intelligence is already disrupting workplaces all across the United States. How much disruption? How many jobs will be lost? And how will AI affect worker power? Power At Work aims to shed light on all these questions. This section of Power at Work compiles all the blogcasts and posts that address AI and worker power.
Explore all of our latest insights, analysis, and discussions on artificial intelligence and its impact on worker power below. From in-depth articles and expert interviews to our popular blogcasts, discover comprehensive coverage of how AI is reshaping the workplace:
"John Edwards at the WGA Picket Line" , by John Edwards , CC BY-SA 2.0 This piece was originally published by Inequality.org . Everyday we are inundated with media headlines touting AI's potential to…
Earlier this month, a report from Senator Bernie Sanders grabbed headlines for the provocative claim that AI-driven automation could destroy 100 million jobs across the country in the next decade.…
Combining her life journey with lessons for communicators, Marrianne McMullen's memoir Persuasive: 40 Lessons in Communicating for the Common Good traces her steps from a Catholic, working-class home…
In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Randi Weingarten of the AFT and Roy Bahat of Bloomberg Beta to discuss the effort by the American Federation…
"SEIU Protest" , by Spot Us , CC BY-SA 2.0 This piece was originally published by the Aspen Institute. Every day, millions of American workers play by rules they never wrote, rules that all too often…
" What are you looking at? ", CC BY 2.0, by Jonas B Tech accountability advocates and whistleblowers are raising alarms daily about the dangers posed by unfettered deployment of artificial…
Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian This piece was originally published by Tech Policy Press . On July 23, United States President Donald Trump revealed his administration's plan for AI.…
In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by President Lorena Gonzalez of the California Labor Federation and President Chrissy Lynch of the Massachusetts…
Image: Joe Piette via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA-2.0) Published jointly for Power at Work and Work in Progress Employers are increasingly using algorithms and digital devices to control workers. As…
Earlier this month, software firm Workday announced that it would be laying off more than 1,700 workers – or about 8.5% of its workforce – to redirect investment towards artificial intelligence. The…
This article was originally published by New Labor Forum When Boston University graduate students went on strike in April, Stan Sclaroff, the university's dean of arts and sciences, sent faculty an…
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a groundbreaking blueprint to ensure workers—not just employers—shape how AI is used in the workplace. Released in October 2024, these recommendations guide…