Mexican VW Workers Weigh Strike as Company Cuts Jobs Globally
After 800 layoffs and a rejected wage offer, the independent union at VW’s Puebla plant, the largest outside Germany, reached a tentative 13.16% deal.
After 800 layoffs and a rejected wage offer, the independent union at VW’s Puebla plant, the largest outside Germany, reached a tentative 13.16% deal.
Workers Victor Larios and Vladimir Giron hope to return to their original jobs.
The German automaker is contemplating layoffs, despite receiving more than 197 million pesos in 2025 in support from the state of 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.