# AI and Labor Organizing

AI is changing work and fueling labor movements. This sub-article expands [Section 3.1 of Philosophy](../philosophy.md) and [Economic & Social Impacts](economic-social-impact.md).

## Automation and Job Change
- AI affects writing, coding, customer service, and creative work.
- Some roles shrink; new roles emerge in oversight, curation, and annotation.

## Strikes and Contracts
- Writers and actors strikes (e.g., SAG-AFTRA, 2023) centered on AI use in creative industries.
- Unions negotiate rules on AI-generated work, consent, and compensation.

## Collective Responses
- Bargaining over data use, training, and worker monitoring.
- Debates over universal basic income and reskilling.

## Why It Matters
Labor power shapes how AI is deployed and who shares its gains.

## Sources
- SAG-AFTRA. *AI and digital likeness agreements* (2023).
- Acemoglu, D. & Restrepo, P. (2020). *Robots and Jobs.*

*Back to [Philosophy](../philosophy.md).*