Now, the future of Meta’s AI data centers is tied to the men and women who build them. “NABTU is proud to partner with Meta,” McGarvey said in the agreement. AdvertisementPowell McCormick said she was equally ready to merge the future of American technology with the American worker. And without them, AI infrastructure stagnates, and the communities that would benefit from them continue to decline. By bankrolling apprenticeship pathways alongside union labor, Meta understands that you cannot build a high‑tech future on a hollowed‑out skilled-labor force.