Steel Mills
March 6, 2016
Workers Initiate Illegal Strike at ArcelorMittal Mexico
Written by Sandy Williams
More than 3,000 workers at ArcelorMittal steel mill Lazaro Cardenas in Michoacan, Mexico went on what has been classified as an illegal strike on March 4 to protest job cuts and idled operations. Workers marched in a protest rally and placed red and black flags at the doors of the steel company to announce the work stoppage.
Section 271 of the National Union of Mine, Metal, Steel and Allied Workers of the Mexican Republic has argued that recent layoffs at ArcelorMittal are unjustified and a violation of the collective bargaining agreement.
