{"id":49366,"date":"2026-05-24T01:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T01:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/49366\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T01:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T01:09:09","slug":"after-ai-layoffs-newsom-faces-pressure-from-labor-unions-to-find-ways-to-ease-the-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/49366\/","title":{"rendered":"After AI layoffs, Newsom faces pressure from labor unions to find ways to ease the pain"},"content":{"rendered":"

AMID TECH LAYOFFS, anxiety around artificial intelligence and a forthcoming run for president, Gov. Gavin Newsom this week\u00a0signed an executive order<\/a>\u00a0that calls for state agencies to explore ways to mitigate job losses stemming from\u00a0 AI.<\/p>\n

The order, among other things, tells state agencies to explore severance policies, subsidized employment and other ways to help displaced workers. It also calls for a report on the impact of AI on the California labor market.<\/p>\n

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In addition, it calls for the study of increased job training , stock compensation, cooperative business ownership for workers and how unions are negotiating over AI.<\/p>\n

Newsom\u00a0signed executive orders last month and in 2023<\/a>\u00a0simultaneously putting in place AI protections and encouraging state agencies to use the technology.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The latest order Thursday comes a day after Facebook owner Meta laid off 8,000 workers, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg citing AI in a memo to staff after the cuts. Tech companies Cisco and Block\u00a0also recently cited AI<\/a>\u00a0after laying off thousands of workers. The order also comes two days after the California Senate passed the\u00a0No Robo Bosses Act<\/a>, which prevents businesses from using decisions made by AI and other automated systems as the sole reason a person gets fired or disciplined. Newsom\u00a0vetoed a similar bill<\/a>\u00a0last fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In February, AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler, members of the California Labor Federation and labor leaders in Democratic primary states pledged to\u00a0pull support for a Newsom 2028 presidential campaign if he didn\u2019t take steps to protect workers from artificial intelligence<\/a>. Newsom\u2019s veto of the predecessor of the No Robo Bosses Act was named as a reason for that pledge.<\/p>\n

In a statement shared with CalMatters, California Labor Federation president Lorena Gonzalez said the executive order is welcome but not enough.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are glad that Governor Newsom is acknowledging the potential harm of AI on workers, but it\u2019s not enough to just study the issue, we have to take action now. Catastrophic job loss from AI is not inevitable, it\u2019s a political choice,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Newsom\u2019s latest push to explore the ways the government can protect people from AI stands in contrast to President Trump, who previously\u00a0signed an executive order to prevent states from regulating AI<\/a>. Trump reiterated his deregulatory stance on Thursday when he\u00a0called off signing an executive order that sought testing of advanced AI models before use<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This story originally appeared in CalMatters.<\/a><\/p>\n

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