How Can Unions Negotiate AI in the Workplace? Lessons from the Port Sector | The ILR School
The Dockers' AI Toolkit by José Luis Gallegos provides guidance on how workers can negotiate over artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. Although the toolkit is grounded in the port sector, its lessons extend far beyond dock work.
Jan 21, 2026 How Can Unions Negotiate AI in the Workplace? Lessons from the Port Sector A new resource developed for the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) – the Dockers’ AI Toolkit , authored by José Luis Gallegos, Ph.D. candidate at the Rotterdam School of Management and current research visitor at Cornell University’s ILR School – offers practical, forward-looking guidance on how workers can negotiate over artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. Although the toolkit is grounded in the port sector, its lessons extend far beyond dock work. Across industries, AI is increa
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