Mexico sees 2nd major win for independent unions
Source: AP
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Employees at a U.S.-operated border assembly plant in the northern Mexico city of Matamoros have overwhelmingly voted to have an independent union represent them.
The vote tallies at the Tridonex autoparts plant mark the second victory over undemocratic, old-guard unions that had long kept wages at rock-bottom levels in Mexico.
The votes, while still scattered and few in number, could eventually stem the outflow of U.S. manufacturing jobs to Mexico, as it becomes harder for employers to guarantee low wages by signing “protection” contracts with old-guard Mexican unions.
Lawyer and federal congresswoman Susana Prieto, the union’s founder, praised the vote Tuesday, saying it marked the start of “a new era” among unions in Mexico.
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