New York’s Pension Fund Pressures Micron to Make Union Deal

New York’s $260 billion pension fund is urging Micron Technology Inc. to adopt a global policy of labor neutrality, which would pave the way for workers at the company’s chip factories to form and join unions.

Micron previously agreed to hold talks with the Communications Workers of America in New York about such an agreement, after the chipmaker won a preliminary award for billions in federal grants and loans from the 2022 Chips and Science Act. But the negotiations have been “disappointing” so far, according to a CWA spokesperson.

“We have had discussions with Micron but have not made meaningful ...