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Gig Worker Reform Risks Institutionalizing Exclusion of Women Workers

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Gig Worker Reform Risks Institutionalizing Exclusion of Women Workers [MSM] 31-01-2026


/ Mexico Building bridges of solidarity in response to Trump’s trade war [USW] 17-01-2026


Unions To Rally for 40 Hour Workweek… With Two Days of Rest [MSM] 16-01-2026


30 Mexican Unions Unite in Face of USMCA & Labour Demands [MSM] 16-01-2026


Mineros leader Gómez Urrutia says There are Those Who Want to Eliminate Unions [MSM] 13-01-2026



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Mexico USW members join a health and safety exchange with Mexican brothers and sisters 2026-02-01 [USW]

Gig Worker Reform Risks Institutionalizing Exclusion of Women Workers 2026-01-31 [MSM]

Mexico Building bridges of solidarity in response to Trump’s trade war 2026-01-17 [USW]

30 Mexican Unions Unite in Face of USMCA & Labour Demands 2026-01-16 [MSM]

Unions To Rally for 40 Hour Workweek… With Two Days of Rest 2026-01-16 [MSM]

USA CIA Cutouts Get $23.4M From US Gov to Interfere in Mexican Unions 2026-01-14 [MSM]

Mineros leader Gómez Urrutia says There are Those Who Want to Eliminate Unions 2026-01-13 [MSM]

Monte de Piedad Strike: 3 Months In Without Resolution 2026-01-09 [MSM]

Cananea Mine Strike Ends After Historic 18-Year Labour Dispute 2025-12-26 [Discovery Alert]

An 18-year miners’ strike comes to an end in Sonora 2025-12-20 [Mexico News Daily]

https://www.ugt.es/la-accion-del-gobierno-y-el-dialogo-social-debe-avanzar-de-manera-decidida-en-la-implantacion-de-0 2025-12-09 [UGT]

Global FIFA World Cup 2026: BWI Concludes First Official Visit to the Bbva Stadium in Monterrey, Mexico 2025-12-05 [BWI]

CNTE Will Strike, Protest in 2026 so President Sheinbaum Keeps Promise to Repeal Calderón’s ISSSTE Law 2025-11-30 [MSM]

US asks Mexico to review alleged denial of workers' rights at wine manufacturing facility 2025-11-27 [MLex]

USA We Can’t Bridge the U.S.-Mexico Wage Gap Without Supporting Organizing in Mexico 2025-11-19 [Labour Notes]

Grupo México Loses Appeal to End Strike at San Martín Mine 2025-11-01 [Mexico Solidarity Media]

Care cannot remain invisible 2025-10-29 [PSI]

Mexico UFCW Canada hosts Mexican officials to strengthen protections for agricultural workers 2025-10-21 [UFCW]

This All-Inclusive Cancun Resort Is Closed Temporarily Due To Worker Strike 2025-09-24 [Cancun Sun]

Canada Historic ruling: USMCA recognises labour rights violations at Atento Mexico 2025-09-04 [UNI Global Union]

Mexico City and ITF join forces to protect transport workers rights during 2026 FIFA World Cup 2025-08-22 [ITF]

ITF and SeSé sign groundbreaking agreement to uphold new global warehousing principles 2025-08-21 [ITF]

CROC sets August 18 strike deadline for Parnassus Hotel in Cancún 2025-08-10 [The News]

UNI visits Mexico to strengthen trade unionism amid the country’s labour transformation 2025-08-05 [UNI Global Union]

Teachers demand pensions over profit 2025-08-01 [Green Left Weekly]

Mexico Trade unions from 12 countries demand global agreement with America Movil 2025-07-24 [UNI Global Union]

Mexico Ontario Tariffs, trade and trust building: solidarity with our union allies in Mexico For more info 2025-07-21 [USW]

Mexican authorities slam Uber’s price hike: ‘Unilateral and irresponsible’ 2025-07-17 [Mexico News Daily]

Alpura Faces Potential Strike Over Labor Disputes 2025-07-12 [Mexico Business]

Trade union access granted at Azteca Stadium: a first step toward transparency at Mexico 2026 venues 2025-07-10 [BWI]

Workers at Mexican GM car plant vote on union 2025-06-30 [The Star]

Canada At a Canadian-Owned Mine, a Mexican Union Alleges Dirty Tactics 2025-06-30 [The Tyee]

GM workers at Mexican plant to vote on new union in wage push 2025-06-25 [Automotive News]

GM Workers In Mexico Eye New Union Opportunity 2025-06-25 [finimize]

GM Workers to Vote Next Week on Union at Second Plant 2025-06-22 [Labour Notes]

Mexico British Columbia Steelworkers and Mexican miners to demonstrate outside Orla Mining’s Vancouver offices over human and labour rights abuses in Mexico 2025-06-10 [USW]

USA Mexico-US worker solidarity models an alternative to Trump’s trade war 2025-06-08 [GLC]

A 10% salary increase and an additional week of vacation in recognition of teachers’ invaluable contribution to the natio 2025-06-06 [Education International]

Mexico Solidarity without borders: USW District 6 Director Kevon Stewart joins Los Mineros for historic march in Lazaro Cardenas 2025-05-08 [USW]

Mexico USW District 3 joins Los Mineros in honouring fallen martyrs and advancing workers’ rights in Mexico 2025-05-01 [USW]

Bitter truth: Migrant workers in Chiapas coffee and cocoa industry 2025-04-21 [BHRRC]

USA “What About the Capitalists?”: Autoworkers in U.S., Mexico Call for Solidarity, Not Divisive Tariffs 2025-04-09 [Democracy Now]

Global Breaking: FIFA Blocks Global Union Labour Inspections in Mexico, Silencing Workers Ahead of 2026 North America World Cup 2025-03-11 [BWI]

Caring for water, like education, is everyone's task 2025-02-24 [Education International]

Indonesia Strengthening Commitment to Energy Democracy: Indonesian Electricity Workers Union Attends TUED South Inter-Regional Meeting in Mexico City 2025-02-17 [PSI SASK Energy]

Mexico: App-Based Drivers Hail New Platform Law For more info 2025-01-16 [Solidarity Center]

Mexico Unions hold first Tri-national Auto Workers Summit 2024-12-10 [Unifor]

Female gig workers push to fix 'sexist' algorithms 2024-11-27 [Context]

Activists expose the working conditions of women in the textile industry of Yucatán 2024-11-25 [The Times]

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This month in labour history

19-02-2006 An explosion at the Pasta de Conchos mine in Sabinas kills 65 workers. Grupo Mexico, the mine’s owner, ends rescue efforts after 5 days even though only 2 bodies had been recovered. [more]

22-02-1921 The CGT is founded by left-wing workers dismayed by the 'yellow' leadership of Mexico's biggest union, CROM. [more]