The Biden administration is funding technical assistance for places that have been left behind, so they can access public investments.
Omidyar industrial policy 2023
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Construction Bids for EV Projects in Georgia Go to Gov. Kemp’s Donors
Under an obscure program, state and local authorities got to pick construction firms for Rivian and Hyundai plants. They chose non-union firms that have contributed heavily to Republicans.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Small Town That’s Connecting America
Hickory, North Carolina, is home to nearly half of the country’s fiber-optic cable production, which is growing because of the Biden infrastructure law.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Green Industrial Policy in Deep-Red Georgia
In the former carpet capital of the world, a solar manufacturing boom is taking hold. Will conservative residents credit Biden’s industrial policy?
Posted inWorking in America
TSMC Phoenix Cuts Electrician Pay and Sends In Taiwanese Workers
After 50 union electricians left, TSMC reinstated incentive pay and offered 25 non-union workers dispatched from Taiwan.
Posted inWorking in America
Unionized Workers at Blue Bird Hit the Next Hurdle: a Contract
An assist from Biden administration electric bus subsidies helped pave the way to victory at a plant in right-to-work Georgia. But workers say tensions with management have grown.
Posted inWorking in America
TSMC to Bring 500+ More Migrant Workers to Arizona
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.
Posted inWorking in America
Chipmaker’s Scramble to Build Marred by Mistakes and Injuries
TSMC’s $40 billion semiconductor facility in Phoenix, an open shop that resisted signing an agreement with labor unions, has been tainted with accidents, alleged wage theft, and costly setbacks.
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Liberalism That Builds Power
The goals of domestic supply chains, good jobs, carbon reduction, and public input are inseparable.