Unions Gains Support as AI Reshapes Work

Summary

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler discusses rising U.S. approval and membership of labor unions, the political role of unions heading into the midterms, and concerns that AI is destroying jobs without adequate worker protections. She also rejects House Republican allegations of union dues misuse and highlights widening CEO-to-worker pay inequality. The conversation is mainly labor and policy focused, with no explicit investable market calls.

• Gallup poll shows 71% of Americans approve of labor unions, including 52% of Republicans.
• A record 47% of Americans want unions to have more influence.
• Union membership is at a 16-year high with 500,000 new members last year.
• Shuler attributes organizing to inflation, wage stagnation, job precarity, and AI's impact on work.
• Shuler says labor law is still broken and employers often try to prevent unionization.
• The AFL-CIO president rejects House GOP allegations that union dues are being misused for illegal political funding.
• Shuler warns AI is already destroying back-office jobs and calls for worker-first guardrails.
• AFL-CIO is mobilizing in close congressional races and training 50,000 election protectors.