Volkswagen Puebla to Decide This Month On Possible Layoffs of Over 1,000 Workers
The German automaker is contemplating layoffs, despite receiving more than 197 million pesos in 2025 in support from the state of Puebla.
Labor
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Volkswagen Begins Push for Mass Layoffs in Puebla
The German car manufacturer has announced long weekends and staggered workdays, only weeks after a recent contract negotiation netted its union a modest 4% annual increase, leading to condemnation from the CTM union federation.
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CTM Warns 4% Increase at Volkswagen Will Impose Ceiling on All Auto Companies
Leobardo Soto Martínez says the recent agreement reached by SITIAVW with the company sets a damaging precedent for the automotive sector in both Puebla & the country
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Mexican & Canadian Labour Coordinating USMCA Approach
In September, delegates from the Frente Auténtico del Trabajo and the National Miners’ Union of Mexico traveled to Canada to meet with local unions to strengthen their ties and demand an active role in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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Trade Union Specialist Asks Government to Modify Digital Platform Worker Reform
Of the 1.2 million gig workers added to the IMSS by the new reform, only 133,178 met the threshold required to access social insurance policies such as medical care, daycare, retirement savings & disability pensions.
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What Propels Us Into the Streets for Gaza?
An interview with José Luis Hernandez Ayala of the Mexican Union of Electricians (SME) on the Mexican trade union movement in solidarity with Palestine, its organizing and demands.
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Morena Proposes Equal Pay, Salary Transparency Law
The law takes aim at the gender pay gap, with a mandatory application for all businesses and public institutions and would limit employers from inquiring about a job applicant’s salary history.
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“Minimum wage will increase by 12% each year,” Promises Sheinbaum
“It’s a way to distribute wealth in the country and improve the living conditions of Mexicans,” President Claudia Sheinbaum emphasized during a working visit to Zacatecas.
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Labor Secretariat Launches Labor Rights Violation Portal
SIQAL allows individuals to report potential labor rights violations or accidents that occur in the workplace.
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Less Hours, More Life
There will be attempts to stop or dilute the push for a 40 hour work week, writes PT Deputy Gonzalo Gómez Alarcón, but the most important changes in Mexico’s history have emerged when organized people push from below.
