Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga Joins President Biden At Semiconductor Bill Signing

Fresh off a major legislative victory with the Senate passing a sweeping inflation reducing and health care bill, President Joe Biden signed another major bill on Tuesday and Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga and Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council President Mike Knisley were on hand to celebrate the thousands of good-paying Ohio jobs this bill will create. The CHIPS and Science Act is a measure to boost domestic production of semiconductor computer chips and a major priority for the Biden administration to bolster American manufacturing and our national security.

"This is why we endorsed Joe Biden for President. From the American Rescue Plan to the Infrastructure bill and now the CHIPS Act, President Biden continues to deliver for union members and all working people," said Burga. "I was pleased to represent the 1 million Ohio AFL-CIO members and retirees as President Biden signed this historic bill into law.  This bi-partisan bill will create thousands of construction and permanent jobs in Ohio while bolstering our economic and national security.” 

Most of the semiconductors and microchips that power our phones, household appliances, our vehicles and even our military’s weapons are made outside the U.S.  The CHIPS bill gives incentives to American companies to manufacture them here in the U.S. This is a massive investment in micro-chip production here in the U.S. with the proper guardrails to ensure corporations that receive the assistance are doing the right thing for our national interests.  

Spurred by the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, this week, companies have announced nearly $50 billion in additional investments in American semiconductor manufacturing, bringing total business investment to nearly $150 billion since President Biden took office.