--- title: OpenAI, Blackstone and unions form a data centre... description: OpenAI, Blackstone, QTS and SoftBank Group have joined US labor unions including IBEW, SMART, and others to form the American Infrastructure Alliance, a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-blackstone-and-unions-form-a-data-centre-alliance-axios-reports-i6kiguk3f twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: OpenAI, Blackstone and unions form a data centre alliance, Axios reports | daily.dev og:description: OpenAI, Blackstone, QTS and SoftBank Group have joined US labor unions including IBEW, SMART, and others to form the American Infrastructure Alliance, a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-blackstone-and-unions-form-a-data-centre-alliance-axios-reports-i6kiguk3f og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/i6KigUk3f.png og:image:alt: OpenAI, Blackstone and unions form a data centre alliance, Axios reports og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenAI, Blackstone and unions form a data centre alliance, Axios reports **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenAI, Blackstone, QTS and SoftBank Group have joined US labor unions including IBEW, SMART, and others to form the American Infrastructure Alliance, a multimillion-dollar lobbying effort aimed at preventing state and local data centre moratoriums. The coalition plans campaigns in Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Indiana and South Carolina, seeking agreements on infrastructure costs, job creation and community concerns like noise and water use. The push comes after New York, Texas and Pennsylvania already imposed restrictions, and an Ohio poll found strong public opposition to nearby data centres unless companies commit to covering costs and creating jobs. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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