GM workers’ historic vote in Mexico tests new trade deal

SILAO, Mexico — General Motors employee Mari says that for the past decade, she has felt powerless to demand higher pay at the plant in central Mexico that cranks out hundreds of thousands of profitable pickup trucks annually. But on Tuesday and Wednesday, the plant’s nearly 6,500 unionized workers are voting on what Mari and […] August 19, 2021 at 06:48AM

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