This issue of CHIPS Ahoy! was written by Paige Cornelius, Policy Matters summer 2026 research intern. As this issue of CHIPS was going to press, Intel announced a minor milestone in its a long-delayed Ohio One semiconductor fabrication project. There are open questions about whether Intel will follow through on
What is wrong with Right to Work (RTW)? “Right to work” (RTW) laws enable “free riders”: Employees in unionized workplaces who refuse to pay union dues while enjoying the union-won wages, benefits, and protections those dues help secure. Research on RTW laws has consistently found that allowing free riders shrinks
