USTR, Labor to pursue AFL-CIO USMCA complaint against Mexican auto plant

Editor's note: This story was updated after initial publication to include a statement from the Mexican government. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the Labor Department on Wednesday announced they have agreed to pursue a U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement complaint against an auto plant in Mexico for alleged workers’ rights violations. The AFL-CIO last month filed a complaint under USMCA’s rapid-response mechanism against Tridonex, an auto parts factory in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The union federation alleges that...