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Case studies and use cases
Examples of how AI is being used - or might be used - within unions
Thinking and viewpoints
Understanding the potential impacts of AI
Articles collecting views on how unions can, and respond, to AI
Does your union in detail what members are thinking, doing and saying? Or what all your reps are learning from the conversations they are having with workers?
Oct 22, 2025
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7 min read
What do my attempts to get Google's AI video models to recreate the Unison advert from the 1990s tell us about what skills and capabilities unions might need in the future?
May 28, 2025
8 min read
Beyond the headline statistics of our union survey lies a more nuanced story about technology, values, and the future of union work.
May 6, 2025
9 min read
I'm more concerned about unions choosing to not even engage with increasing AI use among their staff than I am about whether they should adopt AI
Apr 24, 2025
Antti Mäki is the Learning and Community Manager at Unions 21. In this blog, he reflects on the experience of running Responsible AI Fundamentals training and how he found participants not just curious about AI - but eager to embrace it.
Jan 30, 2025
3 min read
The question isn't whether AI will transform how people engage with unions - it's already happening. The question is whether we're ready to shape that transformation.
Nov 21, 2024
5 min read
Daron Acemoglu has written extensively on technology and labour, and his speech at the UniGlobal conference on Generative AI confirmed the need for unions to engage in AI
Nov 14, 2024
We’ve trained over 100 trade union staff in AI fundamentals. They are engaging with AI, hopeful of what it may offer them – but cautious about some of the risks it brings
Apr 29, 2024
6 min read
Unions were adept at using the technology of the Industrial era to grow their influence and impact. Can they do the same in the AI age?
Nov 27, 2023
4 min read
