Overview
- The U.S. Trade Representative invoked the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism to examine alleged denials of freedom of association and collective bargaining at ThyssenKrupp Springs & Stabilizers de México.
- An interagency committee determined there are sufficient and credible indications of violations to proceed under USMCA enforcement procedures.
- As an immediate trade measure, the United States suspended liquidation of pending imports from the San Luis Potosí facility, which makes suspension components for the auto industry.
- The petition, filed on October 14 by LSOM, United Steelworkers and ILAW, alleges employer and incumbent-union interference and retaliation, with LSOM’s lawyer saying two of its representatives were fired.
- If Mexico accepts the request, authorities will conduct the facility-specific review within the 45-day window set by the agreement.