Littler Mendelson PC has published the second edition of its labour survey report, which stressed the importance of reviewing and updating labour relations strategies amid rapid artificial intelligence (AI) developments and swiftly evolving workforce and business conditions.
Among other topics covered, Littler’s 2026 labour survey report discussed:
Of the 665 in-house lawyers, human resources (HR) professionals, and business executives polled across unionized and non-unionized organizations, 93 percent were headquartered in the US. The other seven percent were based outside the US but at organizations with US operations.
Survey respondents expected the increasing AI utilization to:
Among respondents, nine percent described their organizations as “very prepared” to deal with labour and employee relations issues potentially caused by AI adoption, while 17 percent reported proactive and consistent communication with employees concerned about AI’s consequences.
“Some employers treat AI as an IT project when it’s really a workplace change project,” said Jonathan Levine, co-chair of Littler’s labour management relations...
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