‘We will adapt’ to AI in the workforce, US labor secretary says
US Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer participated in an event hosted by Ford on the “essential economy.”
US Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer participated in an event hosted by Ford on the “essential economy.”
The UAW is attempting to organize thousands of workers at foreign automakers and EV manufacturers in a bid to secure workers’ future in the industry’s EV transition.
“The ability of the UAW to successfully organize the Ford joint-venture battery plant in Kentucky is a major milestone,” one labor expert tells Tech Brew.
“Sometimes, Goliath wins the battle, but ultimately David will win the war,” UAW President Shawn Fain said after the union lost an election at a Mercedes plant in Alabama.
One labor expert told Tech Brew that the vote by VW workers is the UAW’s “best chance” at making progress in its organizing campaign.
“We’re on the cusp of a union election that could prove transformative,” one labor expert told Tech Brew.
A new report says white-collar workers are most vulnerable to the effects of the technology.
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