Micron Boise

The short version for a brother deciding tonight: Micron's Boise fab is announcing $95 a day per diem, the work runs under a CHIPS-Act union PLA the Carpenters brand "Union Built," and it's a $15 billion DRAM memory fab — the first new U.S. memory fab in 20 years. Two honest flags up top: the first fab is maturing, and the original contractor changed. Confirm before you roll. Here's the real read. Is it really union? A rare union deal in the chip industry. Micron struck a PLA for the Boise fab — NABTU helped negotiate it between its regional affiliates and Micron's general contractor, and the Western States Carpenters publicly branded it "Union Built: Micron Boise." It's CHIPS-Act funded, and the U.S. Commerce Department flat-out preferred applicants with union PLAs — Micron's deal helped land the federal money. The PLA covers the majority of ~3,700 construction workers at peak. Verified union, federal-backed. What it pays The announced per diem is $95/day — "announced," not confirmed from the ground. Get your rate in writing from the hall before you roll. Wages run the PLA scale plus fringe through your local. Worked it? Drop the real number in the dryshack below. The honest flags — two things to confirm FIRST Brother, read this before you drive: 1. Timing: chip production was set to start early 2026, which means construction on the FIRST Boise fab is maturing or winding down. There's a second fab planned that could be the next wave — but confirm there's active manning now. 2. Contractor change: Micron dropped its original general contractor (Exyte) in 2025, with about 201 layoffs in construction-management and engineering roles. The GC landscape shifted — confirm who's running the job and who's dispatching before you commit. Call the Southwest Idaho / Boise Building Trades to get the current picture. We label it verified union because the PLA is real — but we won't pretend the manning picture is something it isn't. Where to stay Boise, Idaho (the Treasure Valley) — a mid-size western city, moderate cost of living (rising fast with the growth, but still cheaper than coastal metros), so your $95 stretches reasonably. Real city, family-friendly, good outdoor access. Look at the Boise/Meridian area for extended-stay options; they are linked on the project page. Best eats nearby Boise's food scene has grown a lot — downtown spots, the basque block, solid cheap eats for working money. 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 — and with the GC change, current intel matters more than ever here. We don't print a contractor's reputation off a press release. So, brothers who've worked the Micron fab, drop it in the dryshack. Who's the GC now, are they straight with the per diem, pushing safety or 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. Getting a union PLA into the semiconductor industry is a hard-won thing; the letters keep it that way as more fabs get built. Make America Union Again — one letter, one brother at a time. The long-haul read The first fab is maturing, but Micron's bigger picture is huge — they've committed up to $200 billion across Idaho, New York, and Virginia. The Clay, NY megafab was called the largest PLA in U.S. history. If Boise's manning is thin, ask your local about the next Micron wave — there's a lot of union chip work coming. Brothers on the Micron Boise fab — who's the GC now, is it still hiring, and what's the real per diem? 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.