A strike scheduled to take place this September 9 at the main plant in Mexico of the German automaker volkswagen moved to the 14th of the same month while the company and labor representatives continue wage negotiations, the union said Friday.
The Independent Union of Auto Workers (SITIAVW) had threatened to start a strike this Friday at the Volkswagen plant in the state of Puebla, which employs about 7,000 unionized workers, if no agreement was reached with the company on wages.
The contract under discussion will be valid for two years, with a new negotiation on payment in one year.
The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Workers rejected in two votes last month an agreement negotiated by SITIAVW and the company to increase wages by 9%, which would have been the highest wage increase at a Mexican automaker in recent years.
After the votes, Mexican labor authorities said the union could request an extension of Friday’s strike deadline to continue talks with the company.
Volkswagen’s Mexican unit reported last week that it was disappointed by the fact that the workers did not approve the agreement salary of 9% and warned that the rejection hurt all parties.
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