Hyundai Supplier Union Wins Recognition
After a four and a half year fight, SITRABICS was recognized as a union of transport workers in the supply chains in Mexico & the US.
News Briefs
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Mexican Senate Committees Approve Gradual 40 Hour Work Week
Workers Party Senator Gonzalo Yañez stated all arguments in favor of the reform are undermined by the issue of overtime pay & complained that initiatives presented by PT legislators had not been taken into account. Nevertheless, he said, they would vote in favour.
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Mexico’s Largest Trade Union Federation Adds 2 to Leadership Race
Three candidates vie for the leadership of what is generally regarded as a corporatist behemoth, while the possibility of a national unity ticket looms, dimming the potential sharp debate.
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8 Million App Users, TV Soap Opera Ad… & the PAN Still Can’t Find New Members
In Mexico, where political parties are currently publicly financed, the right wing PAN has spent a staggering amount during its lackluster recruitment drive.
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Mexico’s National Film Archives Workers Demand Dignity
“Our struggle is legitimate; we are not asking for privileges or luxuries, only better working conditions and job security. We also seek dialogue. This situation has become unsustainable.”
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Clicks
Our weekly roundup of stories in the English and Spanish language press including Washington’s strategy to recolonize America, public rail, cross-border unionization, FOBAPROA’s legacy, and the dubious 40 hour workweek reform.
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WTF: The Donroe Doctrine Vs Mexico
Saturday, February 7 morning broadcast of WTF is Going on in Latin America & the Caribbean with José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth from Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast.
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A Child with Measles Arrived in Mexico from the US, & Then the Virus Was Everywhere
This major setback in nearly three decades offers an uncomfortable lesson: measles elimination is not lost overnight; it erodes slowly.
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Sheinbaum: The Regime of Privileges Will Not Return
The Mexican President spoke at the 109th anniversary of the 1917 Mexican Constitution, which was one of the most advanced social constitutions at its time, & inspired the Soviet constitution.
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Committee Rejects CDMX Mayor Brugada’s Cultural Project at Tlaxcoaque Memorial
The building was identified as one of the main centers of torture & clandestine detention during the period of state political violence, and is part of an ongoing investigation into forced disappearances.
