Shawn Fain on AI will create more jobs than it destro…

Shawn Fain

President of the United Auto Workers (UAW)

The same greedy corporate power brokers today want us to believe that killing millions of jobs in the name of AI will be a good thing, and the working class knows better. We will not have our dignity robbed. We will not be made an adjunct to the tool of AI, and we will be heard.

AI Verified (Apr 17, 2026)

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Shawn Fain, quoted in Julia Shapero, “Bernie Sanders, labor leaders warn of AI risks for workers,” The Hill, April 17, 2026.

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AI will create more jobs than it destroys

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AI Verified Fain says AI is being used to kill millions of jobs; this directly supports a determinable stance against net job gains. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Recorded answer against matches Fain’s statement that AI is being used to kill millions of jobs. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Source page (Apr. 17, 2026) quotes Shawn Fain verbatim, including the omitted continuation. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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