Executive Council Statement
2022 George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award to SINTTIA Union of Mexico
… In Mexico, one of the biggest obstacles over the past several decades to organizing unions and negotiating genuine collective bargaining agreements is “protection contracts.” These contracts are … On April 20 and 21 of last year, during the legitimation vote required under the new law, workers were denied their right to associate freely when the protection union was caught destroying ballots. This, among other irregularities, resulted … and was announced only after the defeat of the protection union. Over the next six months, SINTTIA continued to work tirelessly to organize workers who sought genuine representation in their union. Indeed, this was in spite of the …