In the entertainment industry, technology is a tool, not the star. In 2023, SAG-AFTRA and WGA battled AI in an historic dual-strike that resulted in groundbreaking protections. But the fight is far from over as IATSE and the Teamsters gear up for their negotiations in 2024, and industry unions continue fighting AI on Capitol Hill and in state houses across the country. What lessons can be learned from the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes? What trends lie ahead? And what future policy work and bargaining techniques will keep humans the leads in their own stories?

This Panel highlights the wins and successes of recent bargaining fights, while underscoring what those wins mean to workers, their jobs, their financial security and their quality of life.

Moderator
Cynthia Littleton - Variety Co-Editor-In-Chief

This panel examines the impact technological innovations have on democracy, including concerns with AI and election integrity, while highlighting the role unions can play in protecting the foundational rights of both workers and civil society.

Moderator
Jenny Ho - AFSCME Assistant Director, Research And Collective Bargaining Services

This panel will highlights member stories about tech challenges in the workplace, the impact of those challenges, and how members organized to mitigate harm to workers, their jobs and their economic security.

Moderator Arohi Pathak - AFL-CIO Technology Institute Deputy Director

00:02:16 AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler Remarks
00:12:23 SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Remarks
00:20:10 Nevada State AFL-CIO Executive Secretary-Treasurer Susie Martinez Remarks
00:28:15 Workers Rights in the Age of Tech Panel
00:53:30 A.I. Goes to Hollywood Panel
01:42:45 Workers Winning in the Age of Tech Panel
02:45:45 Technology in the Face of Worker and Civil Rights Panel
03:30:35 A.I. and Democracy Panel
04:12:51 When Workers Fight, We Win! Panel