WSLC announces AI summit

Register now for a one-day summit bringing together labor leaders, rank and file members, and union staff to strategize AI-centered organizing and policy approaches

TUKWILA, WA (March 17, 2026) — As artificial intelligence becomes more prominent in daily life and some workplaces, organized labor is focusing on how the movement can ensure that development and deployment of this technology benefits working people, improving working conditions rather than worsening them. As the labor movement in Washington state continues to develop a worker-centered approach to AI, the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO is convening a gathering for members of the movement to learn, strategize, and organize around a future where AI benefits working people.

The WSLC Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Technology will take place April 30, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Teamsters hall in Tukwila (14675 Interurban Ave S Suite 307, Tukwila, WA 98168). Doors open at 8:00 a.m. and the event is free for union members to attend; a light breakfast and boxed lunches will be provided.

Programming will include panels and workshops centered around policymaking and organizing strategies boost worker voices, ensuring AI supports rather than harms good jobs, working conditions, safety, economic security, and worker and civil rights.

Register here for the WSLC Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Technology. 

The WSLC summit builds on the AFL-CIO’s work, a slate of principles for worker-centered AI development and deployment. In an October report, the AFL-CIO laid out eight key points that underpin workers rights and protections against harmful uses of the tech. From their report:

“In this vision, working people have economic security, knowing that companies and public agencies must follow rules to make sure technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) is used safely, responsibly, and fairly. These rules put people first, and include worker input in the research and development (R&D) process, during development and deployment, and at the collective bargaining table where they negotiate protections with employers. There is accountability with meaningful enforcement so that employers think twice before designing or using AI systems that hurt workers or communities.”

With significant resources backing a push to insert AI firmly into workers’ daily lives, labor-led strategies for protecting working people’s livelihoods and rights is essential. Register today for the WSLC Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Technology.

The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO is the largest labor organization in Washington, representing more than 650 local unions and 600,000 working people statewide. Learn more at wslc.org.