IATSE Taps Jillian Arnold As Union’s First Labor & Technology Intelligence Officer
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IATSE has appointed Jillian Arnold as its first Labor & Technology Intelligence Officer, creating a role focused on how emerging technology, particularly artificial intelligence, affects members’ work and conditions. The appointment puts Arnold in a union-wide position to help represent workers in the United States and Canada as new tools are developed and introduced.
Arnold was elected president of IATSE Local 695 in 2020, becoming the first woman and first video engineer to lead the local in its 90-year history; she won a second term in 2023. She chaired IATSE’s AI sub-committee during its 2024 negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Union leaders say companies may adopt AI differently across jurisdictions, making a cross-border voice important in workplace discussions and bargaining.
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In short
- IATSE created a technology intelligence role and appointed Jillian Arnold.
- The role focuses on emerging technology’s effects on members’ work.
- Arnold chaired the union’s AI sub-committee during 2024 negotiations.
How this story developed
- 22 minutes ago Jillian Arnold has been appointed the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees’ first Labor & Technology Intelligence Officer. The newly created role will help the union assess how emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, affect members’ work and working conditions in the United States and Canada.
- 26 minutes ago IATSE has appointed Jillian Arnold as its first Labor & Technology Intelligence Officer, creating a role focused on how emerging technology, particularly artificial intelligence, affects members’ work and conditions.
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