US Brings Rapid Response Complaint Against Iron Castings Plant Owned by Stellantis
The U.S. has brought another rapid response request, this time over an alleged violation of worker rights at the Teksid Hierro de Mexico plant in Frontera, Mexico. According to the parent company's website, the plant makes iron castings used in heavy trucks made by Volvo, Cummins, Mack Trucks and others. The owner of the company is Stellantis, the conglomerate that owns the Chrysler brand.
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said that the United Autoworkers and Miners Union submitted a complaint on May 5 that the plant, which employs nearly 1,500 people, has fired and blocked workers from joining the Miners Union in Mexico. The interagency committee that evaluates complaints "determined there was sufficient credible evidence of the allegations that Teksid Hierro workers were being denied unionization rights," the press release said.
All the labor complaints under the mechanism that have been resolved so far haven't resulted in tariffs, but CBP will suspend liquidation for imports from Teksid Hierro until a resolution is reached.