30 Mexican Unions Unite in Face of USMCA & Labour Demands
The bloc announced it will intensify regional meetings & coordination efforts, towards consolidating a unified trade union front.
Labor
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CIA Cutouts Get $23.4M From US Gov to Interfere in Mexican Unions
Creative Associates International, the spooky group behind the infamous Cuban Twitter operation, and an NGO involved in dismantling Venezuela’s food system get fresh injections of cash.
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Mineros leader Gómez Urrutia says There are Those Who Want to Eliminate Unions
The trade unionist, who lived in forced exile in Canada for 12 years, discussed the necessity of international working class solidarity in defense of unions.
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Monte de Piedad Strike: 3 Months In Without Resolution
This article by Jessica Xantomila originally appeared in the January 7, 2026 edition of La Jornada, Mexico’s premier left wing daily newspaper. The National Union of Workers of Nacional Monte de Piedad and the company met again yesterday at the Federal Conciliation Center, but without progress in ending the strike that broke out on October…
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Dockworkers Demand Justice 35 Years After Salinas, Carlos Slim Rip-Off
Veracruz’ Dockworkers Union was one of the most powerful in Latin America, until privatization and union-busting took aim, handing the port over to businessmen like Carlos Slim.
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Mexico’s Federal Labour Center Anticipates More Sanctioning Tools in 2026
After years of budget cuts, an increase in resources for the labour monitoring institution represents operational relief.
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Workers Diplomacy & Bolivarian Brigades
The call from the Caracas Congress for active solidarity and international unity of the working class against the global war of occupation unleashed by the terrorist US government is of paramount importance.
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Delivery Union Rejects Government’s App Worker Law Modifications
Only 14% of workers last year were able to access the full benefits of social security, while the union believes changes are insufficient to remedy the hundreds of thousands of workers in precarity.
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Mineros’ Leader Thanks Sheinbaum for Support Resolving Cananea Strike
Napoleón Gómez Urrutia said the union was very happy about ending the strike, which broke out in July 2007 due to serious failures in safety and hygiene, as well as labour violations by Grupo México.
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Delivery Drives Say Mexico’s Platform Law Meant Drop of 56% in Income
Only 10% of drivers managed to reach the required income threshold to access the five insurances provided by the state.
