Resolved Incident
Tridonex workers in Matamoros vote for independent union SNITIS
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On 1 March 2022 workers at the Tridonex auto parts plant in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, a subsidiary of the US firm Cardone Industries, voted between the incumbent CTM-affiliated SITPME and the independent SNITIS, and chose SNITIS with almost 87 percent of the vote on a 1,632-worker electorate. The vote followed the USMCA Rapid Response Labour Mechanism agreement of August 2021 under which the company paid at least 154 dismissed union supporters.
- Workers involved
- 1,632 (exact)
- Outcome
- Won – Independent union SNITIS defeated the incumbent CTM-affiliated SITPME with almost 87 percent of the vote. The USTR fact sheet records the separate August 2021 settlement under which Tridonex agreed to pay at least 154 dismissed workers a minimum of nine months of pay each, totalling over 600,000 US dollars.
- Issues
- Contract Status, Layoff, Living Wage, Union Recognition
Sources
- FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Reaches Agreement with Mexican Auto Parts Company to Protect Workers' RightsOffice of the United States Trade Representative
- Independent Victory at Tridonex Could Open Door to Other UnionsMexico Business News