DEMOCRATIC UNION

Volkswagen's Mexico factory workers reject union pay deal
Wednesday

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Workers at Volkswagen's Mexico factory on Wednesday rejected a deal for a 9% pay hike, according to an official statement, voting for a second time against what would have become the country's largest automaker raise in recent years.


Union at Volkswagen in Mexico holds new contract vote© Reuters/IMELDA MEDINA

The union for workers at the plant in Puebla, in central Mexico, had initially sought a raise of more than 15% to account for soaring inflation, from salaries that range from $15 to $48 per day.

About 3,450 workers had voted against the deal, compared with 3,225 in favor, Mexico's Federal Labor Center said in a statement.

(Reporting by Kylie Madry and Sarah Morland; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)