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.
Labor
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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.
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Delivering the Goods… Or Not.
Gilberto García of the International Transport Workers’ Federation says that workers possess enormous structural power: the potential to paralyze global trade.
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Chair Law Not Being Enforced in Mexico City, Two Months After Passing
Some of Mexico City’s least compensated employees, such as grocery baggers – retirees who work only for tips – are being denied their right to use chairs during their shifts.
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Nissan Workers Dissatisfied with CATEM Union
Workers say they have not been given what was promised, in addition to little support for deaths, and a high charge for union dues.
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Song of the Stubborn One Thousand
An interview with Peter Shapiro on the Watsonville Canning Strike of 1985-87.
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Puerto Vallarta House to House Healthworkers Strike
35 workers from the Mexican government’s new preventative healthcare initiative struck after not receiving any wages for the entire month of June.
