AFL-CIO President Calls AI 'Single Biggest Threat to Working People of Our Lifetime'

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.”

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