Microsoft Pledges Neutrality in Unionization Efforts, Partners with A.F.L.-C.I.O. on AI Issues

In an unprecedented move for Big Tech, Microsoft commits to neutrality in union campaigns and collaborates with labor federation to address AI-related concerns in the workplace.

Microsoft has pledged to remain neutral in any unionization efforts by its U.S.-based workers, a move that could potentially affect around 100,000 employees.
The tech giant has also announced a partnership with the A.F.L.-C.I.O. to address issues arising from the adoption of artificial intelligence in the workplace.
Microsoft and the A.F.L.-C.I.O. will work together to enact policies that prepare workers for jobs incorporating artificial intelligence.
Microsoft's neutrality agreement expands on a previous agreement with the Communications Workers of America, under which hundreds of the company's video game workers unionized earlier this year.
Workers' anxiety over artificial intelligence has grown in recent years, with concerns over job displacement being a key issue.