Solidarity Center News: Big Win for Electricity Workers in Mexico

(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