House DFL Press Conference 3/25/26

Minnesota Legislature · March 25, 2026

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UFCW opening remarks and overview of surveillance pricing risks

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Diana Tassidamer, secretary treasurer of UFCW 1189, argued that AI-powered electronic shelf labels (ESLs) enable ‘surveillance pricing’ that can raise prices in real time and harm consumers and workers; she urged lawmakers to pass legislation to protect families and union jobs and thanked Minnesota DFL lawmakers for supporting the effort.

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Union leaders, grocery workers and DFL lawmakers urged the Minnesota Legislature to ban ‘‘surveillance pricing’’ enabled by AI-powered electronic shelf labels, saying the technology threatens consumer budgets and union jobs; sponsors said multiple bills are pending but one referenced bill did not clear committee that morning.

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