by Justin | Jan 14, 2022 | General Motors, International Solidarity, Mexico, Reuters
Mexico’s government said on Friday that a trade union vote at the General Motors Co (GM.N) plant in the central city of Silao will be held on Feb. 1-2 after workers voted last year to scrap their collective contract.GM workers will be asked to choose from four...
by Justin | Dec 5, 2021 | Autoworkers, General Motors, International Solidarity, Labor Notes, Mexico
Help be a part of a historic moment for workers in Mexico to build democratic, independent unions.
by Justin | Nov 18, 2021 | International Solidarity, UAWD Statements & Press Releases
UAWD released the following statement of solidarity and support for Opel Eisenach workers.
by Justin | Oct 13, 2021 | General Motors, International Solidarity, Mexico
Some observers have framed what’s happened in Silao as the story of a heroic U.S.A. waving a fantastic trade agreement in Mexico’s face to rescue helpless Mexican workers. This take on Silao—the U.S. riding in on a white horse to save the day!—neatly fits in with...
by Justin | Aug 19, 2021 | General Motors, International Solidarity, Mexico
Workers at a General Motors plant in Mexico have voted to end a collective bargaining contract negotiated by an old guard union accused of intimidation tactics in earlier votes. It was an early display of the effectiveness of labor mechanisms negotiated under the...
by Justin | May 11, 2021 | General Motors, International Solidarity, Mexico
Flint Rep. Dan Kildee and two other Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra Tuesday raising concerns about “disturbing reports of gross labor rights violations” at one of the automaker’s plants in Mexico. The union at...