Posted on 07/03/2023 4:11:52 PM PDT by anthropocene_x
The chipmaking giant, which expects to receive up to $15 billion in federal tax credits and grants for its Arizona facility, says U.S. workers are not up to the job.
The world’s largest contract chipmaker will import hundreds of workers from Taiwan to help build its sprawling new facility in Phoenix, Arizona, the company announced on Thursday.
The news comes a week after the Prospect published an investigation of labor problems plaguing the TSMC site, which currently employs over 12,000 contract workers. Some described life-threatening injuries, while others detailed setbacks in construction that they alleged were caused by non-union contractors. The company has refused to sign an agreement with local labor groups, which union leaders say would help secure a reliable workforce.
The White House has said that the CHIPS Act, like other recent investment packages, was intended to bring good-paying union manufacturing jobs back onshore.
A Department of Commerce spokesperson declined to comment on whether the CHIPS program would consider TSMC’s reliance on migrant workers as it evaluates the company’s application for federal subsidy, saying the department cannot weigh in on potential applicants.
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Exactly my thoughts re:Intel - the claim that American workers don’t have the required skills just rings hollow to me.
From the article:
“ The company has refused to sign an agreement with local labor groups, ”
Not anymore we don’t.
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