According to the USW, the Mexican government formally recognized Los Mineros as the legal bargaining agent for workers at the Camino Rojo mine.
Despite this, workers at Camino Rojo say they have been intimidated with violence, threats of dismissal and eventually death threats due to their membership in Los Mineros, alleging that in the most recent escalation, armed gunmen broke into the home of Jaime Pulido Leon, a local union leader at the mine.
“Mexico has seen a history of corrupt corporations using violence, intimidation and even murder to quell workers’ resistance,” Marty Warren, United Steelworkers Canadian director, said in a statement.
“It would be unacceptable for a Canadian mining company to be associated with these tactics. Workers must be able to organize and join unions without fear,” Warren said.
To file the complaint, the USW used the Rapid Response Labour Mechanism under the Canada…
