USMCA: Where Do We Go from Here?
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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Mexican Labor Law Faces 29 Proposed Legislative Revisions
By RICARDO CASTILLO Both houses of the Mexican Congress are about to embark on a rewriting of the Ley Federal del Trabajo (Federal Labor Law, or LFT). The LFT debate is expected to be multifaceted and particularly interesting, mainly because the administration of the current Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), will undoubtedly favor the exploited and beleaguered Mexican working class.
Read moreStrike Two for AMLO at the Bat
By RICARDO CASTILLO Baseball aficionado President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) was pitched two unrelated labor strikes in a row on the week of Jan. 21. One was in the state of Michoacán concerning teachers, and the other was in the border city of Matamoros launched by maquiladora (in-bond assembly) industry workers. Both strikes were swerving curves that smoked right past batting
Read moreGasoline Shortages Worry Mexicans as Holiday Vacations Come to a Close
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF While Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) won widespread support in December when he promised to keep the price of gasoline on par with inflation, many Mexicans are now discovering that affordable gas prices do them little good if there is no gas to be bought. During the last week of December and
Read moreHardball Trade Tactics Will Leave US Workers Battered and Bruised
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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