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UAW to create 'solidarity project' with auto workers in Mexico

February 26, 2024

The United Auto Workers (UAW) executive board has voted to start a new “solidarity project” to support auto workers in Mexico.

“The project will provide resources to Mexican workers and independent unions in Mexico, and aims to strengthen cross-border solidarity between US and Mexican workers,” UAW said in a statement on Feb. 23.

The union noted that the practice of offshoring manufacturing jobs has often been a tactic used by firms. “Corporations use the threat of offshoring jobs as a cudgel to beat back worker discontent and organizing efforts in the US.”

UAW said that since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994, “Mexico’s automotive workforce has grown seven-fold.”

The project comes amid the UAW’s push to unionize non-union auto workers in the US.

Ethan Bernard

Ethan Bernard is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA. in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.