Mexico’s national union of mining &metallurgical workers launched a strike on 15 June 2022 at an ArcelorMittal plant after labor representatives failed to reach agreement with the steelmaker over profit-sharing. The union said the ArcelorMittal Mexico is refusing to share 10% of profits from the 2021 fiscal year among over 3,500 direct employees of the plant in the western state of Michoacan.ArcelorMittal Mexico said “Despite the efforts at the negotiation tables, the unionized workers of the ArcelorMittal Mexico mining plant have decided to break out in a work stoppage, a situation that the company regretted. The work between the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare STPS, the workers affiliated with the National Union of Mining, Metallurgical and Similar Workers of the Mexican Republic did not reach an agreement. ArcelorMittal Mexico regrets this decision because, in addition to escalating the conflict, it will have an impact and serious consequences in the short, medium and long term on labor and economic stability in the Lázaro Cárdenas region, in the state of Michoacán.”ArcelorMittal Mexico added that damages are also expected in the national production chain and in the country's economy given the importance of steel as an essential input for countless industries.ArcelorMittal Mexico said “The conflict arises from the disagreement of the workers for the amounts that were covered on 30 May 2022 for profit sharing and that are equivalent to three months' salary. ArcelorMittal Mexico has always shown full willingness to engage in dialogue and collective bargaining, has one of the most generous and attractive collective bargaining agreements in the country, with the highest salaries and benefits in the industry, and has at all times placed safety, dignity and well-being of its workers as a top priority. It is under this philosophy that, in order to find a balanced solution that could address the concern expressed by the workers, the company undertook the task of exploring possible alternatives together with the union. It was thus that, considering the favorable and exceptional results that the company had in the 2021 financial year, it has been possible to offer at the negotiating table the granting of an additional single bonus equivalent to six months of salary with which the total payment, adding the amounts already received by the workers, would be equivalent to nine months of salary, that is, three times the legal limit. Unfortunately, the union has rejected this proposal and instead of favoring dialogue has opted for the explosion. In this regard, we reiterate our full and broad openness and willingness to continue working at the negotiating tables.”ArcelorMittal Mexico added “It is very important that with the will of both parties we reach an agreement that allows us to recover our normality and operational continuity as soon as possible for the benefit of our source of employment, the well-being of the region and the country's economy.”
Mexico’s national union of mining &metallurgical workers launched a strike on 15 June 2022 at an ArcelorMittal plant after labor representatives failed to reach agreement with the steelmaker over profit-sharing. The union said the ArcelorMittal Mexico is refusing to share 10% of profits from the 2021 fiscal year among over 3,500 direct employees of the plant in the western state of Michoacan.ArcelorMittal Mexico said “Despite the efforts at the negotiation tables, the unionized workers of the ArcelorMittal Mexico mining plant have decided to break out in a work stoppage, a situation that the company regretted. The work between the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare STPS, the workers affiliated with the National Union of Mining, Metallurgical and Similar Workers of the Mexican Republic did not reach an agreement. ArcelorMittal Mexico regrets this decision because, in addition to escalating the conflict, it will have an impact and serious consequences in the short, medium and long term on labor and economic stability in the Lázaro Cárdenas region, in the state of Michoacán.”ArcelorMittal Mexico added that damages are also expected in the national production chain and in the country's economy given the importance of steel as an essential input for countless industries.ArcelorMittal Mexico said “The conflict arises from the disagreement of the workers for the amounts that were covered on 30 May 2022 for profit sharing and that are equivalent to three months' salary. ArcelorMittal Mexico has always shown full willingness to engage in dialogue and collective bargaining, has one of the most generous and attractive collective bargaining agreements in the country, with the highest salaries and benefits in the industry, and has at all times placed safety, dignity and well-being of its workers as a top priority. It is under this philosophy that, in order to find a balanced solution that could address the concern expressed by the workers, the company undertook the task of exploring possible alternatives together with the union. It was thus that, considering the favorable and exceptional results that the company had in the 2021 financial year, it has been possible to offer at the negotiating table the granting of an additional single bonus equivalent to six months of salary with which the total payment, adding the amounts already received by the workers, would be equivalent to nine months of salary, that is, three times the legal limit. Unfortunately, the union has rejected this proposal and instead of favoring dialogue has opted for the explosion. In this regard, we reiterate our full and broad openness and willingness to continue working at the negotiating tables.”ArcelorMittal Mexico added “It is very important that with the will of both parties we reach an agreement that allows us to recover our normality and operational continuity as soon as possible for the benefit of our source of employment, the well-being of the region and the country's economy.”
