Mexican authorities have extended the deadline for the union at General Motors’ Silao plant to ratify its contract through a do-over of its member vote.
GM’s Silao plant is the location at the center of the first labor complaint under the USMCA. The complaint alleges that the company and union were trying to push through a contract by vote tampering; in which case, the election would be in breach of the USMCA clause that requires Mexico to allow workers to choose their union and vote to approve their contracts. If Mexican authorities do not enforce these labor laws, trade sanctions could be put in place.
It is a noble endeavor to attempt to hold the corrupt Mexican labor unions to account. And it is also important to see how, in doing so, the corrupt American labor unions benefit. The World Socialist Web Site dives in in a recent article.
Across the pond, the UK’s biggest, most influential labor union is in the midst of a high stakes internal election. More details here.
