SITGM & Goodyear Reach Agreement on Wage Increase
The union secured a 5.8 percent wage increase for more than a thousand workers at the San Luis Potosí plant.
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Workers Party Senator Proposes Ban on Terms Human Resources and Human Capital in Businesses
“We are witnessing how language reflects a logic in which the primary value of people lies in their ability to generate profit,” Senator Alejandro González Yáñez said.
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Working Amidst Poverty; Life in San Quintín
Despite the more than 10 billion pesos in annual production generated by large, technologically advanced agricultural fields, farmworkers live on unpaved streets, without streetlights or public transportation; their homes lack electricity, water, and drainage.
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Mexico’s Cineteca Nacional Workers to Strike Tomorrow
In February, workers held a symbolic strike, demanding an end to reprisals and labor exploitation, as well as the payment of fair wages.
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Striking Workers at Tornel Rubber Call for Government Intervention
The union stressed the urgency of addressing the conflict since, in addition to fearing further attacks, more than 2,000 families & over 20,000 indirect jobs are affected by the company’s intransigence.
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UAW Condemns Violent Attack on Tornel Rubber Workers in Mexico, Urges Action
The US-based autoworkers union called for immediate protection for Tornel workers and their families, as well as a public condemnation of the attack by Mexican authorities and industry leaders.
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Strike Ends at Colegio de Bachilleres After Agreement with Workers
Closing 20 campuses and road blocks throughout Mexico City and Mexico state brought management back to the table to secure an agreement for the education workers union SINTCB.
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Hit & Run: Tornel Rubber Company Didn’t Attend Labour Conciliation Hearing
On March 18, striking workers on the picket line at a Tornel Rubber plant were attacked by an armed shock group of over sixty men. Four workers were shot.
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Mexico’s Workweek Reform Leaves Door Open to 56 Hour Workweeks
Once the 40-hour work week is implemented, the workday may be longer as long as the new limits established are not exceeded and the corresponding payment is made.
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Monte de Piedad Union Stands Firm: “Dignity is not negotiable”
“[Management’s] main objective is to preserve the exorbitant salaries they have never been willing to make transparent,” said the SNTNMP’s General Secretary.
