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News & Media | 13 Aug, 2026

Federal AI Rulemaking Spells Trouble for Agency Decisions

Tech Institute Executive Director Lauren McFerran cautions that automated rules risk being overturned in court

News & Media | 26 Jul, 2026

AXIOS: UNIONS LEVERAGE BARGAINING POWER AGAINST AI DISRUPTION

Recent contracts demonstrate how collective bargaining gives workers a voice as AI reshapes jobs across industries

News & Media | 26 May, 2026

Vatican's Call for Human-Centered AI Echoes AFL-CIO Worker Principles

AFL-CIO Technology Institute welcomes Pope Leo XIV’s historic Message on the future of work

News & Media | 28 Apr, 2026

AI Guardrails: Federal Baseline, Not a Ceiling

Labor advocates warn against static federal frameworks that risk becoming obsolete as technology evolves

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News & Media 24 Jun, 2026

Watch: Lauren McFerran on The Valley Labor Report

The AFL-CIO Tech Institute Executive Director explains how core AI principles can rebalance power on the job.

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News & Media 12 Jun, 2026

McFerran Urges Business Leaders to Invest in Workers

At a recent Washington Post Intelligence panel, the AFL-CIO Tech Institute Executive Director urged business leaders to prioritize worker interests over rapid, unregulated AI deployment.

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News & Media 26 May, 2026

Vatican's Call for Human-Centered AI Echoes AFL-CIO Worker Principles

AFL-CIO Technology Institute welcomes Pope Leo XIV’s historic Message on the future of work.

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News & Media 17 Apr, 2026

McFerran: DOL's AI Course Must Prioritize Worker Protections

The AFL-CIO Tech Institute Executive Director emphasizes that federal AI training must center on worker safety.

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News & Media 19 Feb, 2026

Lauren McFerran Named New Executive Director of AFL-CIO Tech Institute

The former NLRB Chair will lead the organization during critical debate over AI policy guardrails.

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News & Media 09 Dec, 2025

Wytkind: What automation really means for workers

Rick Smith interviews Ed Wytkind about Elon Musk’s claim that work will be “optional” in 20 years.

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News & Media 26 Nov, 2025

An audio guide to Labor's AI Principles

Tech Institute Interim Executive Director Ed Wytkind joined the United Steelworkers' Solidarity Works podcast.

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News & Media 05 Nov, 2025

Protecting public sector workers against AI’s rise in government

In an interview with Route 50, Tech Institute Executive Director Ed Wytkind explained the need to consider the new AI principles.

News & Media 16 Oct, 2025

The AFL-CIO releases AI Principles for Workers

These first-of-their-kind principles provide a worker-led blueprint for responsible innovation.

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