Volkswagen de Mexico and union reach early deal, avert strike

Volkswagen AG

22/10/2026 11:41

       Oct 22 (Reuters) - Volkswagen  VOWG.DE  and the workers'
union at its facility in central-eastern Mexico reached an
agreement averting a strike scheduled for Thursday.
    The 12-month agreement revising the collective labor
contract remains subject to consultation and will be put to a
vote by unionized workers on October 29, the company and the
union said in separate statements published late on Wednesday.
    
    • The assembly plant in the Mexican state of Puebla is one
of Volkswagen's biggest plants and a major export base for North
America.
    • The deal sets a total increase of 8.24% for its workers,
including a 4.4% direct wage rise, a one-time payment and a
savings fund, the union specified.
    • The carmaker said it considered this the final step of the
dialogue and negotiation process with the Automakers' Union,
noting it does not foresee another round of talks.
    • The latest agreement was reached through conciliation
talks supported by the labor ministry and the Federal Center for
Conciliation and Labor Registration, the ministry said in a
separate statement.
    • Earlier, members of the union rejected a proposed 13.16%
across-the-board wage increase valid for two years, Reuters
reported.

    (Reporting by Aida Pelaez-Fernandez;
Editing by Tomasz Janowski)
 ((Aida.Pelaez-Fernandez@thomsonreuters.com;))