From Ironworkers.org —

A pivotal partnership between the Biden administration and Intel marks a groundbreaking moment as the Department of Commerce announces a preliminary agreement. This agreement, facilitated under the CHIPS and Science Act, designates up to $8.5 billion in direct funding and billions more in loans for Intel. This investment will fuel the construction and expansion of Intel facilities across Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico, and Oregon, pushing a new era of UNION JOB creation and innovation.

Some ironworkers already see the benefits of Intel’s development, “Iron Workers Local 172 is currently fully employed and active at the New Albany, Ohio Intel site with 156 members,” said Robert Mullet, Business Manager for Iron Workers Local 172 in Columbus.

“We anticipate growing into the thousands by mid-2025 due to the CHIPS Act funding.”

Iron Workers Local 847 covers portions of Arizona and New Mexico and will put more than 250 ironworkers to work at Intel. Local 847 Business Manager Dylan Dalton praised the agreement, “(the agreement) will not only benefit local 847, But it will benefit the construction industry as a whole for more than 7,000 workers in each state. Keeping workers and dollars local.”

This initiative is not just an investment in semiconductor manufacturing; it’s a robust commitment to generating tens of thousands of good-paying UNION jobs.

The Iron Workers Union stands ready to play a pivotal role, ensuring that the construction of these state-of-the-art facilities not only advances technological prowess but also fosters a thriving workforce characterized by union jobs with safe working conditions.

Ironworker jobs across the United States courtesy of President Joe Biden’s policies

From The Ironworker Magazine —

It’s one thing to talk about the historic size of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and CHIPS Act. It’s another thing to see it.

Our union fought hard to pass these bills that Joe Biden signed into law. Now, you can see the thousands of construction projects funded by these wins in one place: invest.gov.

It starts with hundreds of billions in public sector infrastructure: roads, bridges, airports, rail, and water treatment. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments are fixing our crumbling infrastructure everywhere, with the strongest-ever labor standards attached.

But it doesn’t stop there. Hundreds of billions more from the IRA and CHIPS are helping the private sector economy, investing in clean power, electric vehicle and microchip manufacturing, and heavy industry.

All told, this means jobs for union ironworkers.

Visit invest.gov to see the interactive, updated map of projects. Zoom in to your area — you may see the project you’re working on now!

Throughout 2024, Ironworker Magazine will dive deep into more of the projects these policies have helped us to win and what we must do to defend them.