Rick McGahey cites “The Dark Side of the Chip” event from @chipscommunities.bsky.social for Forbes in his new piece, “Making Federal Semiconductor Billions Work For Everyone.” Read it here: www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

Critical tech colleagues, see the worker rights supported by @chipscommunities.bsky.social Chips Communities United as well as environmental impacts of the semiconductor industry as reflected in a generation of advocacy by Center for Environmental Public Oversight. cpeo.org

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📣 LAST CALL to register for Dark Side of the Chip Conference in #Phoenix! Registration closes at 5pm today ➡ bit.ly/DarkSideofth... #DarkSideoftheChip #ChipsAct #chipscommunities #techjobs #pfas #environment

1️⃣ DAY LEFT to register for Dark Side of the Chip Conference in #Phoenix! Registration closes tomorrow! Register Today ➡ bit.ly/DarkSideofth... #DarkSideoftheChip #ChipsAct #chipscommunities

Forbes ranks #Micron as top company for tech workers. But is that true? "CHIPS Communities United... called Micron’s contract with the state to build the plants a vague commitment to any promises of workers’ rights." Read the full article ⤵️

2️⃣ DAYS LEFT to register for Dark Side of the Chip Conference in #Phoenix! It’s also the 1st conf ever (that we know of) to address the impact of the #semiconductor industry on US workers, communities, and the environment. Registration closes this Friday, so don’t wait. ➡ bit.ly/DarkSideofth...

"When Maria, a 32-year-old technician in Phoenix, first started at the sprawling #TSMC fab, she thought she had landed a dream job. The recruiter promised steady hours, solid pay, and the pride of helping power America’s “chipmaking comeback.” (1/3) #CHIPSAct #Semiconductor

Location Change! The “Dark Side of the Chip,” a one-day conference hosted by @chipscommunities.bsky.social , will now be hosted at 435 S 3rd Ave.

@stand.earth's research on #Microsoft data centers is out and it’s 😬 💡 Huge energy demand (as much as New England by 2030) ⛽️ Fossil fuel reliance (most data centers in states with ≥50% FF grids) 🏫 Local impacts Learn more & take action: stand.earth/microsoft-ai #AI #Tech #FossilFuels

@chipscommunities.bsky.social presents: the DARK SIDE OF THE CHIP, a one-day conference surrounding the semiconductor industry's impact on workers and the environment and how folks can organize so it benefits all of us. Learn more about the event and RSVP here: bit.ly/DarkSideofth...

Register now for The #Semiconductor Con: The Dark Side of the Chip, a one-day conference on the semiconductor industry's impact on the #environment and workers and how we can organize so it benefits all of us. ➡️ bit.ly/DarkSideofth... #ChipsAct #TechJobs #Phoenix #Arizona

US #taxpayers just bought 10% of #Intel, the largest US #semiconductor manufacturer. What did we get in return? ➡ Check out intel-layoffs.org for more information. #CHIPSAct #Tech

Check out the new report from @uawregion6.bsky.social ⚡Organize, Industrialize, #Decarbonize! A #ProWorker, #GreenIndustrialPolicy for #California ⚡ lays out a strategic vision to create tens of thousands of green, #unionjobs and lower the cost of #cleanenergy. www.uawregion6.org/s/Reg6_white...

"Micron is making a lot of great promises and a lot of it is worded as good faith effort. So what we're asking for is just to have more concrete, enforceable agreements," said Khadeejah Ahmad from Jobs to Move America. cnycentral.com/news/local/p... #Micron #CNY #Semiconductor #CHIPSAct

ICYMI: #CHIPSAct Turns 3: Our Coalition Director, Judith Barish, explains how the once-in-a-generation promise of the CHIPS and Science Act has failed spectacularly to deliver. Check out the blog post here⤵️ chipscommunitiesunited.org/news/the-tra...

The #CHIPSAct led to a boom in new #semiconductor factories, but it didn’t provide the protection neighbors and workers were hoping for. Fortunately, local #CHIPScommunities are taking action to protect their families and neighborhoods. Check them out!

The #CHIPSAct turns three and still has no teeth. Check out the 5 ways the CHIPS Act is failing to live up to its potential and what you can do about it. #Intel #TechIndustry #SemiconductorIndustry

The advancement of American AI must deliver first and foremost for the American people; we can't afford to let Big Tech and Big Oil lobbyists write the rules. That's why we need a People’s AI Action Plan that puts the needs of everyday Americans over corporate profits. peoplesaiaction.com

Our Coalition Director, Judith Barish, was recently interviewed about our state-level work and whether the #WestLafayette City Council should support community members in opposing the rezoning of 121 acres of residential land for a #SKHynix #semiconductor factory (1/4) 🧵

Trump says his new “investment accelerator” will take over the implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act. Under the guise of a rebrand, the proposed changes could take away what’s good about #CHIPSAct investments, leaving nothing but #corporatewelfare. (1/2)

The #CHIPSAct could use a little sunshine ☀️. The Commerce Dept. is handing out billions of dollars in incentives to #semiconductor manufacturers but lacks basic transparency. Check out this blog written by our Coalition Director, Judith Barish: bit.ly/4c86kPF #ICYMI #SunshineWeek

📣 Statement of Solidarity📣 We stand in solidarity with workers at Nexperia #Philippines, who overcame intense repression to reinstate two fired union leaders and win a raise for employees. We call on #Nexperia to reinstate two more union leaders who were fired for organizing.

“We’re demanding that #Intel report the same information that they give to the Commerce to the communities they are investing in. As key stakeholders in this process, our voices matter too.” - @randwilson.bsky.social, long-time union organizer and CCU's strategic advisor. #Tech #CHIPSAct

“Intel’s releases of #PFAS into the #wastewater are unmonitored and unregulated, and that needs to change.” - Lenny Siegel, Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight (CPEO). #Intel #EJ #EPA #Tech #NM #OH #OR #AZ

Bailey Sandin, Work & Wages Fellow w/ @policymattersohio.bsky.social called on #Intel to be transparent by providing public enforceable benchmarks on #CHIPSAct funding. #Ohio

Dillon Wild, an organizer with the @uaw.org, called on #Intel to deliver good #union jobs to Arizonans and aspiring production workers. “No company receiving billions in taxpayer money should conduct layoffs or fail to share the benefits with their workers.” #Arizona #Tech #ChipsAct #1u

Molly Tack-Hooper from Earthjustice and #Oregon community group Neighbors for Clean Air call for greater transparency from #Intel on its air and climate pollution, especially as Intel plans to expand its operations with billions of #CHIPSACt funding.

Dennis O’Mara from CAFA Now! called on #Intel to address the air pollution in #RioRancho, #NewMexico, by implementing the most effective emission abatement processes, fulfilling their public commitments to improve the environment, and 'being the solution to preventing their pollution.'

It could be more bad news for #Intel today as they report their Q4 earnings and 2024 financials. But one thing’s clear: We won’t let Intel burden its financial mismanagement on its host communities or workers.

President Trump says he will reverse the "over classification of government documents" and "make public documents of great public interest." Does this include the #CHIPSAct final contracts? #ReleasetheContracts #CHIPSAct #Semiconductor #Tech #Intel #TSMC #Micron

Did you know half of the chip manufacturing companies with #environmental violations are #CHIPSAct recipients? (1/5)

"The semiconductor industry has become hooked on PFAS... If the government won’t hold the industry accountable for putting our bodies and futures at risk, then it’s up to the rest of us." - Lenny Siegel thehill.com/opinion/ener...

Is this how the incoming administration plans to make America healthy again? #CHIPSAct #Transparency #ProtectPublicHealth #PublicHealth

US manufacturers and business associations have sent President-elect Donald Trump a wish list from hell. They ask him to "remove burdensome regulations" to more easily exploit workers, pollute the air, contaminate the water, use toxic chemicals, and more. www.latimes.com/environment/...

ICYMI: Semiconductor manufacturing can be hazardous! Not even a month after the $7.86 Billion #CHIPSAct Award with Intel was finalized, 4 workers were hospitalized after exposure to unknown chemicals at the #Intel Aloha Campus. www.kgw.com/article/news...

Department of Commerce finalized a $6.1B #CHIPSAct award with #Micron to create new fabs in Clay, New York, and Boise, Idaho.

#Intel had to pay $3.5 million for underpaying female, African American, and Latino employees in Arizona, California, and Oregon.

Commerce Dept finalized a $7.86B #CHIPSAct award with #Intel for facilities in #Arizona, #NewMexico, #Ohio, and #Oregon. But after massive layoffs and financial woes, how many & what type of jobs will Intel create with billions of taxpayer dollars? Labor & Community Response: ⤵️ bit.ly/4f7hQuF

NEW: 🔥 stand.xn--earths-7h0c new analysis on tech giant Microsoft’s AI expansion reveals a heavy burden on the climate.

Forty years ago today, a chemical leak at Union Carbide in #Bhopal, India injured over 500,000 people and killed thousands. It was one of the worst environmental and industrial catastrophes in human history.

#OTD in 1984, a U.S.-owned pesticide factory explosion killed and poisoned thousands in Bhopal, India. We must act to prevent disasters like this and hold companies responsible when they happen. A new resolution introduced today would help achieve that: ips-dc.org/release-bhop...

The Commerce Department inked a $6.6 billion #CHIPSAct award with #TSMC to build 3 new fabs in #Phoenix. While the language on environmental reporting is a step in the right direction, they missed the mark on jobs: How many? How much will those jobs pay? Read our statement: bit.ly/4fXAYvF #labor