The new, independent union, Sindicato Independiente Nacional de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras de la Industria Automotriz (SINTTIA), won the right to represent more than 6,000 workers at a truck plant in Silao, Mexico, in a closely watched election. SINTTIA won the...
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The Solidarity Center provides training and support for domestic workers in Mexico, who have won key rights in the nation’s labor laws. Credit: Canal del Congreso
[New York Times] Conditions at a General Motors Plant in Mexico Spur a Labor Challenge
"'If you’ve got a race to the bottom, you’ve got to raise the bottom, and then maybe the race will slow down a little bit,' said Jeff Hermanson, an official at the Solidarity Center."
Labor Leaders Stand Against Anti-Union Violence as Mexican Workers Vote for an Independent Union
Unions in Mexico and throughout Latin America are speaking out against anti-union violence in the wake of threats made against two women leading efforts to win a historic union election. Voting began yesterday and continues today at a pickup truck plant in Silao,...