Labor Consultation

Labor consultation refers to the requirement that employers inform and consult with employee representatives, such as works councils or trade unions, before deploying AI systems that affect working conditions, monitoring, or hiring decisions. In the European Union, this obligation appears in national labor laws and in the EU AI Act's workplace provisions, and failing to consult can delay rollouts or create legal exposure. For compliance teams, it means AI procurement and deployment plans need a step for worker representation review, not just a technical or legal sign-off.

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Corporate PolicyUS2026-11-14

FAA's $875M AI Traffic System Rolls Out Without Controller Union Input

The Federal Aviation Administration has deployed its $875 million SMART air traffic management system to all 22 air route traffic control centers across the US. This expands from an initial pilot covering Washington, DC airspace. The system uses cloud-based AI to combine weather, flight path, traffic flow, and staffing data to recommend routes and arrival sequencing. Human FAA specialists validate recommendations before they reach local controllers, who retain final authority over whether to accept them. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association, representing more than 15,000 members, stated it was not consulted in the design, testing, or implementation of SMART.

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