The White House is intervening in a labor dispute in Mexico, which could lead to a thousand workers losing their jobs over objections by the Mexican government.
Fox News reports that the White House is escalating a labor dispute at a major mine in central Mexico, backed by powerful labor unions USTR, AFL-CIO, USW, and Los Mineros. This could have a devastating effect on workers and the economy. The US is claiming the company is abusing the workers, but it&#
Tucson's Salt of the Earth Labor College is celebrating its 30th anniversary amid growing working class militancy both nationally and locally. The school held its first class in September 1993 in a house left by Felix Padilla and Arvilla Jackson who wanted their home turned into a workers' school.
Workers at Teksid Hierro in Mexico have re-elected the Los Mineros union as the holder of the collective bargaining agreement at the company, ending an eight-year long conflict over union representation.