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Meta partners with trade unions to build AI data centers with American workers
EXCLUSIVE — Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook and Instagram, announced Wednesday morning that it is entering into a first‑of‑its‑kind national partnership with North America’s Building Trades Unions, which represents 3 million construction workers. Now, the future of Meta’s AI data centers is tied to the men and women who build them.
TL;DR
- Meta is partnering with North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU), representing 3 million construction workers.
- The partnership focuses on building and expanding Meta's AI data centers.
- A new "Future Is For Everyone Fund" worth $1 billion will target communities with Meta data centers.
- The agreement aims to create a direct pipeline from union training and apprenticeship programs to Meta's construction job sites.
- This collaboration seeks to address a nationwide shortage of skilled tradespeople crucial for AI infrastructure.