The German Automotive Volkswagen on Monday avoided a strike in its plant in Puebla, one of the largest in the world of business, after agreeing a salary increase of 4% with its union.
The company presented in a statement that negotiated with the Independent Union of Workers of the Volkswagen Automotive Industry (Sitiavw) a new agreement, which will enter into force on Monday for the direct increase of 4% to the salary and 1% to the savings fund.
“In Volkswagen from Mexico we are convinced that open dialogue and mutual respect are fundamental pillars to build agreements that benefit all parties. This result reflects our commitment to a business -centered business strategy and their well -being,” said Ricardo Guerrero, vice president of human resources in Volkswagen in Mexico.
Nearly 7,000 unionized workers had summoned a strike for this Monday, after submitting an initial demand for a salary increase of 14%.
The negotiations were carried out privately under the presence of federal labor authorities.
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Volkswagen Plant in Puebla avoids a strike after a salary agreement with the union
The company noted that the agreement was the result of a series of meetings between the reviewing commissions of both parties, “in which a detailed analysis of the current environment was carried out, marked by significant challenges for the automotive industry globally, as well as for the Volkswagen and Volkswagen Group of Mexico.”
The importance of resolving the conflict is that Volkswagen produced in Mexico more than 382,000 vehicles in 2024.
With more than 55 years of production, the Volkswagen vehicle plant in Mexico is one of the largest in the group, according to the company itself.
In the country there are, in three different segments, the Jetta, Tiguan and Taos models, with all the necessary processes for the manufacture of vehicles, from the print to the final assembly.
The company and the union also avoided a strike in 2023, when they agreed to an 8.1% increase to salary and one more in 2022, when it increased 9% to the salary of its workers.
The strengthening of the unions reflects the new labor reality in Mexico after the entry into force, in 2020, of the new treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC), which was accompanied by a labor reform in the country.
With EFE information.
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