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Mexican unions challenge constitutionality of new labor law

June 24, 2019 at 5:30 PM
Mexican labor unions -- most of them employer-dominated -- are challenging the constitutionality of newly passed labor legislation required by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, with nearly 100 separate cases filed in district courts this month. According to a document listing the challenges, 96 have been filed with courts across the country, with one source saying they expected more to be filed soon. The document does not note which parts of the labor law the unions are disputing. The labor law includes...


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