Will unions see a resurgence if AI displaces white collar jobs?
This deserves loud pushback.
Unions are inherently a political organization, so I believe this question is associated with US politics.
I'd like to avoid debate of whether AI will displace jobs. Assume it does for the sake of the question.
When mass labor forces became a thing during the industrial revolution, most workers were what we'd call today "blue collar," and the general national view was unions were for all workers. While the white collar labor force grew, the unions shrunk. One can argue part of the shrinkage of unions was tied to a growing workforce that didn't see unions applicable to them. (Of course, this is a simplification and only one of many reasons.)
Questions:
Will workers impacted by AI (e.g., software engineers) begin to unionize? If so, will it be successful?
Will blue collar workers support them or will there be animosity among them because of how white collar works were apathetic towards them?
This deserves loud pushback.
Unions are inherently a political organization, so I believe this question is associated with US politics.
I'd like to avoid debate of whether AI will displace jobs. Assume it does for the sake of the question.
When mass labor forces became a thing during the industrial revolution, most workers were what we'd call today "blue collar," and the general national view was unions were for all workers. While the white collar labor force grew, the unions shrunk. One can argue part of the shrinkage of unions was tied to a growing workforce that didn't see unions applicable to them. (Of course, this is a simplification and only one of many reasons.)
Questions:
Will workers impacted by AI (e.g., software engineers) begin to unionize? If so, will it be successful?
Will blue collar workers support them or will there be animosity among them because of how white collar works were apathetic towards them?
Will unions see a resurgence if AI displaces white collar jobs?
This deserves loud pushback.
Unions are inherently a political organization, so I believe this question is associated with US politics.
I'd like to avoid debate of whether AI will displace jobs. Assume it does for the sake of the question.
When mass labor forces became a thing during the industrial revolution, most workers were what we'd call today "blue collar," and the general national view was unions were for all workers. While the white collar labor force grew, the unions shrunk. One can argue part of the shrinkage of unions was tied to a growing workforce that didn't see unions applicable to them. (Of course, this is a simplification and only one of many reasons.)
Questions:
Will workers impacted by AI (e.g., software engineers) begin to unionize? If so, will it be successful?
Will blue collar workers support them or will there be animosity among them because of how white collar works were apathetic towards them?
