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.
News Briefs
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President Sheinbaum Insists US Eliminate Tariffs on Cars, Steel & Aluminum
The Mexican President said that lowering or eliminating tariffs is part of the discussion with the US, but not yet reflected in reality.
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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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President Sheinbaum on Cuba: “No to invasion, no to a violent solution”
The President of Mexico reiterated her position on the US’ blockade against Cuba. No fuel shipments from Mexico to Cuba have been announced.
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CDMX’s Brugada Initiates First of 100 Utopias
The Utopias are publicly owned community centres which seeks to bring recreational, cultural, health, and wellness services closer to the population.
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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.
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The President of Mexico Who Spied for the CIA
More than six decades later, recently released CIA documents related to the JFK assassination conjure a scene that does not fit within the rhetoric of sovereignty.
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Goodyear San Luis Potosí Strike Ends with 5.8% Salary Increase
Despite the agreement, the Federal Labour complaint will go forward, as it relates to alleged violations of the Contract Law and individual rights of workers.
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Anti-World Cup Protests Announced for Mexico vs Portugal Match at Estadio Azteca
The protest against water privatization related to the FIFA tournament will take place on March 28th at the friendly match.
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Our weekly roundup of stories in the English and Spanish language press including Cuba solidarity convoy sails from Mexico, CNTE 72 hour strike, Tornel workers shooting, USMCA dependency, ICE deaths, FEMSA cuts, PEMEX-Petrobras collab, & refinery fire.
