Unpacking Washington bills: bargaining on AI in the workplace – Northwest Public Broadcasting

By Phineas Pope and Lauren Gallup

Phineas Pope: In Washington State, decisions on the use of technology in the workplace have been made by management for public workers. That’s been the case for over 20 years. But now, some lawmakers want to pass an exemption that would allow public sector employees to bargain on one broad and ever changing technology – artificial intelligence. NWPB’s Lauren Gallup has been reporting from Tacoma and joins me now. 

So first, just to get a basic…