AFL-CIO President Calls AI 'Single Biggest Threat to Working People of Our Lifetime'
President Liz Shuler, whose federation of unions represents 15 million workers, pushed for guardrails on AI.
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2026 - The head of the AFL-CIO said Tuesday that artificial intelligence threatens worker safety, privacy and job security if left unregulated, and called for immediate legislative guardrails.
Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, the national federation of 65 unions representing nearly 15 million workers, said that employers are deploying AI across industries without sufficient oversight.
“It is a right now issue,” she said at the National Press Club here. “It’s something working people are thinking about every single day.”
