TSMC could be ripe for unionization

[RainCaster]

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/tsmc-arizona-struggles-to-overcome-vast-differences-between-taiwanese-and-us-work-culture

TSMC Arizona struggles to overcome vast differences between Taiwanese and US work culture

Worker treatment that's acceptable in Taiwan simply won't be tolerated by US employees

One big problem is that TSMC has been trying to do things the Taiwanese way, even in the U.S. In Taiwan, TSMC is known for extremely rigorous working conditions, including 12-hour work days that extend into the weekends and calling employees into work in the middle of the night for emergencies. TSMC managers in Taiwan are also known to use harsh treatment and threaten workers with being fired for relatively minor failures.

TSMC quickly learned that such practices won’t work in the U.S. Recent reports indicated that the company’s labor force in Arizona is leaving the new plant over these perceived abuses, and TSMC is struggling to fill those vacancies. TSMC is already heavily dependent on employees brought over from Taiwan, with almost half of its current 2,200 employees in Phoenix coming over as Taiwanese transplants.

My own opinion here- if TSMC doesn't wake up very soon and recognize the vast cultural differences between here and there, I can see unions organizing very soon.

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. This would be huge.