Overview
- Union members at Volkswagen’s Cuautlancingo plant are voting in staggered, in‑person ballots on Friday to accept or reject a preliminary 10.04% global package.
- The offer allocates 4.30% as a direct salary raise, 4.90% as a one‑time 16,300‑peso bonus targeted to about 6,900 technicians, 0.80% to the savings fund, and 0.04% for limited retabulation.
- The plant cut roughly 786–800 jobs after the night shift was removed, trimming the roll of eligible union voters to about 6,262 and heightening worker distrust of the deal.
- Volkswagen de México has planned remote work for 14–16 September as a precaution, the Federal Center for Conciliation and Labor Registration is expected to verify the vote, and the union’s strike notice expires on 17 September.
- The vote occurs against Volkswagen AG’s global restructuring and past concession talks in Germany, and local business groups have proposed channeling laid‑off technicians into the government‑backed Olinia electric‑car project as a job‑placement option.