CHIPS Communities United (CCU), a coalition of over 50 organizations, is urging semiconductor companies, including Intel, Micron, TSMC, Samsung, and Texas Instruments, to uphold accountability and environmental responsibility as they receive billions in public subsidies…
The members of IndustriALL affiliate United Auto Workers (UAW) walked out at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis (the Big Three) on 15 September, marking the beginning of their Stand Up Strike. UAW contracts with the…
The electronics industry, including Apple, has a history of resisting unions, influenced by the opposition of major US companies. However, unions scored an important victory when a US labor board judge ruled against Apple, ordering…
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) union has accused Apple of firing five workers in Kansas City and disciplining another in Texas in retaliation for organizing, and of interrogating employees, promising them better working conditions if they…
Tesla, Inc. has signed US$5 billion worth of deals to buy nickel products from Indonesia. According to Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Indonesia’s coordinating minister for maritime affairs and investment, Tesla has signed a five-year contract with…
Rights advocates call on electric car makers to tackle human rights abuses in the supply chain as the transition toward electric cars and other new energy technologies, as well as the global competition to extract…
The U.S. Congress has passed the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 in July with the goal of bolstering American semiconductor supply chains and manufacturing, design and research, as well as the domestic economy and…
A new bill proposed in the United States aims to increase government spending on investments in lithium-ion battery recycling by $150 million over five years. The bill, sponsored by Senator Angus King from Maine, would…