Election Landslide Raises Hopes for Mexican Labor
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Members of the miners union take part in a demonstration in support of Mexican Senator Napoleon Gomez Urrutia during the inauguration of the new legislature in Mexico City, on August 29, 2018. Gomez Urrutia, a controversial mining leader, appeared Monday to swear in as senator for Morena, the party of Mexican leftist President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.PEDRO PARDO / AFP / GETTY IMAGES
BY: Jeff Hermanson
The landslide victory of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (“AMLO”) in the Mexican presidential election in July has raised workers’ hopes for a revitalized and democratized labor movement.
Independent unions have formed a new federation. They hope to win progressive labor law reform and finally end the reign of corrupt, pro-employer unions.
The coalition led by...