At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, the AFL-CIO partnered with SAG-AFTRA to host the second annual Labor Innovation & Technology Summit.
As the voice of working Americans, unions play a critical role in ensuring that rapidly evolving technology, which will bring so many great things to humanity, doesn’t roll over humans in the process. Amid the foldable laptops, smart toilets and other shiny gadgets, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler said that there was "Very little talk about the impact on working people" at the Consumer Electronics Show. "As technology is showcased," said Shuler, "we must listen to the voices of workers and include them in every aspect of the innovation process. We want a future of work that works for humans not just robots." For the latest labor events listings, go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1860, in what is described as the worst industrial disaster in state history, the Pemberton Mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts, collapsed, trapping 900 workers, mostly Irish women. More than 100 died, and scores more were injured in the collapse and ensuing fire. Too much machinery had been crammed into the building. Today’s labor quote is by George Meany, the former AFL-CIO President who died on this date in 1980 at the age of 85. George Meany, who said: “Labor never quits. We never give up the fight – no matter how tough the odds, no matter how long it takes.” Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. Hey, if someone you know needs scholarship money, let them know they should apply for the 2020 Union Plus Scholarship! Current and retired members of participating unions, their spouses and their dependent children are eligible to apply. For details, visit unionplus.org/scholarship.
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