Any technology that increases productivity--whether automation, artificial intelligence, or regular improvements in the production line--must be deployed to the benefit of the workers who build the products and contribute their labor.
Shawn Fain
president of the United Auto Workers
In an undated written response to Senator Cassidy, printed in the record of a March 2024 Senate hearing, Shawn Fain wrote that any technology that increases productivity - including artificial intelligence - must be deployed to the benefit of the workers who build the products and contribute their labor.
International President, UAWPublished 2024 · date of remarks not establishedU.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing record, Workers Should Benefit from New Technology and Increased Productivity
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Answer 2(a). The UAW does not currently represent workers subject to the Mine Act. We defer you to our brothers and sisters at the UMWA for their opinion on what would benefit miners. Any technology that increases productivity--whether automation, artificial intelligence, or regular improvements in the production line--must be deployed to the benefit of the workers who build the products and contribute their labor. Question 2(b). How would a Federal 32-hour workweek mandate impact your current contracts? Question 2(c). Would you need to renegotiate the current contract with the Big Three? Answer 2(b).
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