EPISODE · Sep 23, 2025 · 1H 5M
Power At Work Blogcast #107: AI Training for Union Teachers (and Others)
from Power At Work · host The Burnes Center for Social Change
In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Randi Weingarten of the AFT and Roy Bahat of Bloomberg Beta to discuss the effort by the American Federation of Teachers and its local largest affiliate in cooperation with three of the leading American artificial intelligence companies to train elementary and secondary school teachers to use AI in their work.Watch now to see answered: How and why did the deal come together? Seth, Randi, and Roy will talk about what the union and the companies hope to accomplish by training school teachers in the use of AI. They will discuss how the union might try to address AI through collective bargaining over artificial intelligence. And they will discuss whether this arrangement between a very large teachers’ union and some very large companies is getting any pushback from local leaders, members, other unions, or anyone else.Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.usTikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-workRandi Weingarten is an American labor leader, attorney, and educator. She has been president of the American Federation of Teachers since 2008, and is a member of the AFL-CIO. She is the former president of the United Federation of Teachers.Roy Bahat is a venture capitalist, educator, and activist. He is currently the head of Bloomberg Beta, the venture capital arm of Bloomberg. He teaches at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.
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In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Randi Weingarten of the AFT and Roy Bahat of Bloomberg Beta to discuss the effort by the American Federation of Teachers and its local largest affiliate in cooperation with three of the leading American artificial intelligence companies to train elementary and secondary school teachers to use AI in their work.Watch now to see answered: How and why did the deal come together? Seth, Randi, and Roy will talk about what the union and the companies hope to accomplish by training school teachers in the use of AI. They will discuss how the union might try to address AI through collective bargaining over artificial intelligence. And they will discuss whether this arrangement between a very large teachers’ union and some very large companies is getting any pushback from local leaders, members, other unions, or anyone else.Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.usTikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-workRandi Weingarten is an American labor leader, attorney, and educator. She has been president of the American Federation of Teachers since 2008, and is a member of the AFL-CIO. She is the former president of the United Federation of Teachers.Roy Bahat is a venture capitalist, educator, and activist. He is currently the head of Bloomberg Beta, the venture capital arm of Bloomberg. He teaches at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.
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