Solidarity Center News: Big Win for Electricity Workers in Mexico
Friday, October 19, 2012
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)A big court win for electricity workers in Mexico could mean more than 16,000
fired workers will be offered reinstatement and receive back pay. The Mexican
government shuttered the electricity company, Luz y Fuerza del Centro three
years ago. Workers from the Mexican Union of Electricity Workers (Sindicato de
Electricistas de México, SME) lost their jobs and their collective bargaining
agreement was terminated. The court ruled the contract termination was invalid.
SME members, who received global support from other independent unions, human
rights groups, peace activists and students. Read the complete
report on the Solidarity Center website. - photo by Lorraine Clewer,
Solidarity Center