‘They would not listen to us’: inside Arizona’s troubled $53bn chip plant::Taiwanese microchip manufacturer TSMC blames struggle to build Phoenix plant on skilled labor shortage but workers cite disorganization and safety concerns

  • reddig33@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You’d think big hitters in the tech world who need these chips would make this happen. Companies like Apple for example.

    • cantsurf@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      I find it hard to believe that the US has an insufficient pool of talent available for this project. These companies just don’t want to pay what those qualified individuals demand in compensation.

      • Astroturfed@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        It’s a small unionized labor pool. One that is already being employed to build a new fab by Intel right now. TSMC just doesn’t want to deal with reality.

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      1 year ago

      Lol US has draconian immigration rules and it’s hard to “force train” people to become qualified enough.