Milstein cites Civil Service Law 8010 worker protections
De La Rosa raises worker protection concerns. Milstein points to New York Civil Service Law 8010, which establishes a moratorium until 2028 on transferring duties to AI and protects collective bargaining rights and civil service status.
I also want to say that while my bill doesn't specifically speak to worker protections,
this council does believe that worker protections are important, especially as we look at that displacement and what could happen, right?
We just questioned the companies for the better part of the day about whistleblower protections.
and what happens when this technology gets out of control.
So we want to understand how those protections are also extended to municipal workers.
Do you have anything in place right now that protects our city's workforce?
Yes, thank you for the question.
Because this is a little technical, I want to make sure I get exactly the right information, which is that the New York State
Civil Service Law, Section 8010, establishes a moratorium on discharge, displacement,
or the transfer of existing duties and functions currently performed by employees of the New York City and the New York City School District to an artificial intelligence system until 2028.
The Civil Service Law also stipulates that the use of AI shall not alter existing collective bargaining rights, terms of employment, or civil service status.
Further, existing collective bargaining agreements may offer employment protections beyond 2028.
So with that law in place, we have a little bit of time, and we really appreciate the intent of this law and the fact that it gives us in New York City a little bit of time to figure out
how we understand the potential for displacements, for de-skilling, for the use of subcontractors that might be displacing other city workers, and the sorts of things you were raising.
So I really appreciate that question.
Great.