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Christine Feroli Category: Person Description: A media contact person for the U.S. Department of Labor. Page Sections: Article Index |
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| 1 June 2022 | Statement by US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh on vote by workers at GM’s Silao, Mexico auto plant to approve collective bargaining agreement “This vote marks an important milestone in the realization of labor rights in Mexico. It shows what labor protections in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and Mexico’s labor reform can mean for workers.” | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Christine Feroli Dateline: Wahington, D.C.  Topics: General Motors, Marty Walsh |
| 18 July 2022 | US Department of Labor, US Trade Representative applaud agreement to resolve alleged violations of workers’ rights at Panasonic auto parts plant The United States and Mexico have announced the successful resolution to a Rapid Response Mechanism petition that alleged workers at the Panasonic Automotive Systems plant in Reynosa, Mexico, were denied freedom of association and collective bargaining rights. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Christine Feroli Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Panasonic |
| 21 July 2022 | US government seeks Mexico’s review of allegations that workers’ rights to associate, collectively bargain were denied at Coahuila auto parts plant The petition – filed by Liga Sindical Obrera Mexicana and the Comité Fronterizo de Obreras – alleges VU Manufacturing interfered with the workers’ ability to choose their union, a violation of their rights to associate and collectively bargain. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Christine Feroli Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: VU Manufacturing |
| 16 August 2022 | US Department of Labor, US Trade Representative applaud effort that ends workers’ rights violations at Teksid Hierro auto parts plant A review of the allegations led the Mexican government to acknowledge the denial of rights and to facilitate an agreement between Los Mineros, an independent labor union, and Teksid, that addresses the claims in the petition. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Christine Feroli Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Teksid |
| 30 January 2023 | US Department of Labor, Trade Representative again request Mexico review alleged labor rights denial at Piedras Negras auto parts plant The request follows the ILC’s receipt of a new petition filed under the USMCA that claims the auto parts manufacturer continues to deny workers the rights of freedom of association and collective bargaining. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Christine Feroli Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: VU Manufacturing |