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US chip factory workers say it’s a 'struggle to survive' on their wages as industry booms
Companies stand to gain billions in federal funds and tax breaks as employees suffer in poor working conditions
As chip manufacturers grapple for billions of dollars in federal funds and tax breaks designed to boost the US semiconductor industry, they face growing calls from inside their factories to improve working conditions and pay. Dozens of employees at Analog Devices Inc (ADI), a chipmaker in Oregon, demanding living wages, paid shutdowns and safe working conditions as it vies for a slice of the $39bn in federal funds provided by the Chips and Science Act, signed by Joe Biden in 2022. A report published by the Institute for Policy Studies in July called for greater measures to ensure federal funds are not used by corporations to further increase executive compensation and stock repurchases.
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