Goodyear Plant in Mexico Will Have to Redo Union Election After Ballot Box Theft
Mexico intervened in a union election at Goodyear in San Luis Potosi, a plant that has drawn attention from Democrats in Congress for years because there was a wildcat strike by workers, and 57 of them were fired (see 1906250025). The election was to see if workers wanted to retain a captive union that had not supported the wildcat strike. The Mexican government, which was observing the election, said it would order a redo of that election, because both observers from the Federal Labor Center and video evidence revealed that the incumbent union stole a ballot box.
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"The Ministry of Labor and the Federal Labor Center strongly condemn these events, which violate the principles of trade union freedom and democracy established by the Labor Reform," the April 24 press release said in Spanish. Inside U.S. Trade first reported on the action.
The Mexican government intervened without the U.S. asking it to do so under the rapid response mechanism. It said it also will seek criminal charges for the election interference.