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YUP. all this, and also, probably, that the Union labor is more likely to refuse not building things to code. (edit, fixed a typo. thank you @mind)
no. They would be reistant to not following code.
the imported workers would be more likely to not build to code.
fixed it, thank you.
How are they justifying these visas in any way? If it's those trades listed, claiming any kind of shortage is bullshit. They just don't want to pay union prices.
It's not those trades.
These are highly specialized engineers and scientists.
hmmm. while i get the point the union is trying to make, there is a staunch difference between welding and pipe fitting versus creating semi-conductors.
i think it’s silly to assume the workers wouldn’t learn the necessary skills to be able to work there, but it’s also silly to say “well we can fit pipes and weld shit so we can make semiconductors.”
We’re not talking about semiconductor workers though. This is from the earlier article that this article references:
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/TSMC-to-send-hundreds-more-workers-to-speed-U.S.-plant-construction
Chip making factories need water, electricity, ventilation. I don't think that surprises anyone.
And if there was one thing American's are Semi-good at, it is trade skills.
If this was a case of needing more experienced professionals for chips, I would agree with Tiawan. However, could anyone make an argument on why we need a concrete expert from Taiwan? Or an electrician from Tiawan? Or a plumber from Tiawan?
Specialized electricians for some of the more sophisticated systems is the only one that makes any sense. Even then, there's plenty of US workers available unless it's something highly specific to chip fabs.
That's exactly what it is.
I still have some suspicions on that, AMD and Intel aren't complaining about shortages. I'd be curious to see what expertise/certifications they're looking for because I'm sure they could find a company in Cali or Texas if they're willing to pay up.
I bet the instruction manuals for much of the equipment is completely in Mandarin, not to mention the computer coding involved.
A lot of the major equipment will come from ASML (Dutch) and a lot of the minor stuff will probably be from a major conglomerate that has no issue providing multiple language manuals.
Furthermore, for larger/built in equipment installs the company providing will send out a technician for final programming at the very least.
@jscummy @JustZ
More so these days it's all about the "money", as in wages.
Companies are too beholden to investors instead of the company. When the rich boys scream about wages sucking up too much of their profits, this is what happens.
To add on, this union represents a large number of skilled pipefitters and other tradespeople who have done the exact same work on several similar Intel facilities within Arizona. It's pretty clear that TSMC wants to take US taxpayer funding (for a project designed to stimulate the skilled trades in AZ, as well as create jobs for Americans) and instead of paying market rates for American workers, pay a lot less to bring workers over from Taiwan.
Read article. That work is already done.
they're talking about building the facility. which includes a shit load of plumbing. between all the high-purity water line, the chemical line. the gas line. the everything else to feed the machines... yeah. they're gonna need pipefitters