Historically, unions negotiated wages, benefits, and working conditions. Within the new age of AI, unions need to understand how AI will impact employees and workplace decisions.
As AI continues to evolve, here are 12 issues that could become key bargaining topics and provisions in future collective bargaining agreements:
- Transparency regarding AI use in employment decisions
- Recruitment - Hiring and firing
- Employee monitoring and surveillance
- Algorithmic decision-making
- AI-driven scheduling
- Performance evaluation systems
- Impact bargaining obligations
- Data privacy protections
- Restrictions on replacing employees with AI systems
- Retraining and redeployment programs
- Human review of AI-generated employment decisions
- Notice requirements before implementing AI