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Labor and Church Leaders Call for Worker Voice in AI Era
Confirmed
In Short: VATICAN CITY — As artificial intelligence reshapes workplaces, labor leaders and Catholic bishops are advocating for workers to have a direct say in how the technology is implemented.
VATICAN CITY — As artificial intelligence reshapes workplaces and corporate decision-making, labor leaders and Catholic bishops are calling for workers to have a direct voice in how the technology is introduced and used, according to reports from Ewtnnews.
Liz Shuler, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), said protecting workers requires confronting a model in which executives make far-reaching technological decisions without worker input. She noted, 'workers organizing together in a union who stood up to demand safety from the government, from power companies, and negotiated to make sure electricity was installed and used responsibly to benefit everyone.
Martínez similarly argued that worker protections need not come at the expense of technological innovation. He stated, 'We cannot accept that an algorithm decides by itself about employment, salary, and rights that correspond to a worker.
The press conference brought together labor and Church leaders to discuss, among other questions, the impact of artificial intelligence on workers and the need for social dialogue, according to Ewtnnews.
What's confirmed
- VATICAN CITY — As artificial intelligence reshapes workplaces and corporate decision-making, labor leaders and Catholic bishops are calling for workers to have a direct voice in how the technology is introduced and used, according to reports from Ewtnnews.
- Liz Shuler, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), said protecting workers requires confronting a model in which executives make far-reaching technological decisions without worker input. She noted, 'workers organizing together in a union who stood up to demand safety from the government, from power companies, and negotiated to make sure electricity was installed and used responsibly to benefit everyone.
- Martínez similarly argued that worker protections need not come at the expense of technological innovation. He stated, 'We cannot accept that an algorithm decides by itself about employment, salary, and rights that correspond to a worker.
- The press conference brought together labor and Church leaders to discuss, among other questions, the impact of artificial intelligence on workers and the need for social dialogue, according to Ewtnnews.
What's still developing
- Recently someone commented on a video, saying that he lives with a disability and has been searching for an online church community he can engage with.
- The word “church” comes from the Greek ekklesia, which simply means a gathered or called-out people.
- We are living through what many researchers now call a loneliness epidemic.
- He asked for details, and I gladly shared our church’s information.
- Over the years I’ve heard countless variations of it: “I love Jesus, but I’m not really into church.” “I watch online, but I don’t want to be part of a church community.” “I just want teaching—I don’t need the rest.” To be clear, online church matters.
- But beneath these comments is a deeper discomfort many people feel toward the church itself.
- In Australia, as in much of the Western world, the word “church” often carries negative associations—hypocrisy, harm, irrelevance, institutional failure.
- The global church has made real mistakes, and some of those wounds are still very present in people’s memories.