US wants Mexico to review possible labor violations at Stellantis facility – By Eric D. Lawrence (Detroit Free Press) / June 7, 2022
The top U.S. trade official has asked Mexican authorities to review whether workers at a Stellantis facility are being denied their labor rights.
The request from U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai about the Teksid Hierro de Mexico facility, which produces iron castings for heavy trucks, was made through a labor violation reporting mechanism that is part of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the trade deal that replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA.
That mechanism was employed by U.S. officials in connection with a union-related election last year at a General Motors plant in Silao, Mexico, where workers later secured an 8.5% raise as part of contract negotiations with a new union at the plant.
The Teksid facility, which has almost 1,500 workers, according to a company website, is part of Stellantis, which also owns Jeep, Ram, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Maserati.
