U.S. lawmakers press GM CEO on California emissions, Mexico labor Reuters 22 hrs ago By David Shepardson © Reuters/CARLOS BARRIA Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, meets with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in Washington
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra faced questions from U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday on a workers’ vote at a company plant in Mexico and the company s support for emissions reductions.
Barra met with House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other senior Democrats on Capitol Hill, and touted the company s decision announced earlier in the day to boost spending on electric and autonomous vehicles to $35 billion through 2025.
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It cited issues with illegal wages, poor Covid safety, lack of collective bargaining
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The federal government responded to the United States’ request that it review alleged union abuses at a General Motors plant in Guanajuato by accusing its neighbor of not protecting migrants’ labor rights.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) said in a statement Wednesday that Mexico’s ambassador to the United States, Esteban Moctezuma, has written to U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh to raise concerns about the “lack of application” of labor laws in the U.S. agriculture and meatpacking industries.
Mexico’s criticism of labor conditions in the United States came just after the U.S. government announced that it had asked Mexico to examine alleged union abuses at the GM factory in Silao, Guanajuato, such as denying workers the right of free association and collective bargaining.
U.S. Asks Mexico to Investigate Labor Issues at G.M. Facility
The administration learned of what appeared to be “serious violations” of labor rights, it said, and is using a new tool in the North American trade deal to seek a review.
The Mexican government said it had found “serious irregularities” in a vote on a collective-bargaining agreement at General Motors’ facility in Silao.Credit.Sergio Maldonado/Reuters
May 12, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
WASHINGTON The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it was asking Mexico to review whether labor violations had occurred at a General Motors facility in the country, a significant step using a new labor enforcement tool in the revised North American trade deal.