Jeff Bezos is reportedly planning a $100 billion effort to reshape American industry using artificial intelligence.

The plan involves acquiring major manufacturing companies and transforming them with advanced automation. These are industries that support thousands of workers, families, and communities across the country.

Innovation can drive progress. But it must not come at the expense of the people who built these industries.

When large tech-driven acquisitions prioritize efficiency above all else, workers often bear the cost. Jobs can disappear, local economies can suffer, and decisions that affect entire communities can happen without transparency or accountability.

Right now, there are no clear guarantees that workers will be protected as these changes unfold.

We cannot allow the future of American manufacturing to be determined without safeguards for the people at its core.

We are calling on Congress, the Department of Labor, and federal regulators to act now.

Any large-scale AI-driven acquisition should require clear and enforceable protections for workers. This includes advance transparency about workforce impacts, strong retraining and job transition programs, and commitments to support communities affected by automation. Federal agencies must also review these deals carefully to prevent excessive consolidation of power in the hands of a few tech leaders.

AI should strengthen American industry, not hollow it out.

The workers who built these companies deserve a future in them.

We must ensure that progress does not leave them behind.