Biden administration says it will use its discretion to encourage higher labor standards. But that's hard in the chip industry, where companies like TSMC say they don't have any bargaining negotiating leverage. The Department of Commerce is not using its muscle as much as it should be according to Brawley. Tensions are running high between unions and employers over who can get a union contract.
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