Intel Ohio Fab

The short version for a brother deciding tonight: Intel's Ohio fab is announcing $98 a day per diem, the work runs under a CHIPS-Act union PLA with NABTU, it's the largest construction project in Ohio history, and — unlike a couple others on this board — it's actively hiring in 2026. There's even a negotiated building-trades hotel discount. Here's the real read before you pack the truck. Is it really union? Confirmed by a U.S. Senator. Intel and its builder Bechtel signed a Project Labor Agreement with North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) for the two fab facilities — Senator Sherrod Brown's office stated it plainly. It's funded under the CHIPS Act (federal money = the PLA), with ~7,000 union construction jobs. Bechtel partners directly with NABTU and the local union training centers, and up to 30% of the craft workforce is apprentices. The Columbus/Central Ohio Building Trades Council confirmed ~6,000 union workers on site at the target. Verified union, federal-backed. What it pays The announced per diem is $98/day — "announced," not confirmed from the ground. Get your rate in writing from the hall before you roll. Wages run the NABTU/PLA scale plus fringe through your local. Worked it? Drop the real number in the dryshack below. What you should know going in — it's hiring, and there's a hotel deal Good news on this one, brother: as of early 2026 the contractor was actively hiring with construction well underway. The project has been rephased over the years (Intel pushed timelines), so confirm current manning with the Columbus/Central Ohio Building Trades Council (Dorsey Hager — he's the active recruiter, number's on the project page). And a real perk: Bechtel posts negotiated building-trades hotel discounts in Ohio for travelers — ask the hall or check Bechtel's craft recruiting page before you book a room. Where to stay New Albany / Licking County, in the Columbus metro — central Ohio, affordable, your $98 stretches well here. There's a hotel build-out happening because of the project (~30 hotels planned in Licking County), and those negotiated building-trades discounts. Look at the Columbus suburbs for extended stay. Options are linked on the project page. Best eats nearby Columbus is a real city with a deep, cheap food scene — not a remote camp job. German Village, the food halls, the late-night spots for the off-shift crews. Brothers who've worked it, tell the crew where to eat near the gate in the comments. Is the contractor fair? How's safety? Only brothers on the ground know this straight. We don't print a contractor's reputation off a press release. So: brothers who've worked the Intel fab, drop it in the dryshack. Is Bechtel straight with the per diem? Pushing safety or pushing schedule? How's the steward situation? Your word carries because you've been on it. Protect the work — the free Print Shop UnionBoomer.com has a free Print Shop built into the Dry Shack. Any union member can fire off pro-union letters — to elected officials, non-union shops, or brothers on open-shop jobs nearby — letter campaigns at scale to protect and grow union membership. Costs you nothing. The CHIPS Act put union labor in a semiconductor industry that's mostly been non-union — that's a win worth protecting. The letters keep the chip-fab work union as more fabs get built. Make America Union Again — one letter, one brother at a time. The long-haul read The largest construction project in Ohio history, actively hiring, in an affordable metro, with a hotel discount for travelers — this is one of the most traveler-friendly jobs on the board right now. Confirm manning with Dorsey Hager, and it's a strong call. Brothers on the Intel Ohio fab — is it still hiring strong, what's the real per diem, and is Bechtel straight? Drop your intel in the dryshack below. And fire off a letter from the free Print Shop to a brother on a non-union job nearby. Boots on the ground.