WASHINGTON – The United States today announced the successful resolution of the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) matter at the Aludyne Automotive Mexico City, S.A. de C.V. (Aludyne) facility located in Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico. The United States has resumed liquidation of tariffs on goods from the Aludyne facility, which manufactures auto parts.
Actions taken by the facility to address the matter include:
- Reinstating and providing backpay and benefits to one worker who had been dismissed in retaliation for union activity;
- Adopting, disseminating, and implementing a Charter of Neutrality statement and Guidelines of Conduct policy on freedom of association and collective bargaining, which include a zero-tolerance policy for violations of the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining;
- Conducting training for all company personnel on the neutrality commitments and guidelines; and
- Negotiating with the union and agreeing to policies that include a rescheduling of union delegates to schedules that provide workers with better access to the delegates and providing union officers with a period of paid representational time during their workday.
Based on these remedial measures, the United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Greer, has directed the Secretary of the Treasury to resume liquidation of unliquidated entries of goods from the facility.
Background
The United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of Labor co-chair the Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement (ILC). On March 3, 2025, the ILC received an RRM petition from the Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Industria Metalica, Acero, Hierro, Conexos y Similares (STIMAHCS), a Mexican union affiliated with the Frente Autentico del Trabajo (FAT). The petition alleged that Aludyne was violating its workers' right to union representation by attempting to replace union leaders, restricting participation in worker committees, penalizing union negotiators, and interfering in union activities through threats, reprisals, and intimidation. The ILC reviews RRM petitions that it receives, and the accompanying information, within 30 days. The ILC determined that there was sufficient, credible evidence of a denial of rights enabling the good faith invocation of enforcement mechanisms.
As a result, on April 2, 2025, the United States Trade Representative submitted a request to Mexico to review the matter. The Government of Mexico accepted the request, found a denial of rights related to the freedom of association and collective bargaining, and worked with the facility to take a number of remedial steps within their review period, which the United States has reviewed and concluded to have remedied the situation.
As a result of the above actions taken by the facility and Mexico to resolve the action, the United States agrees that there is no ongoing denial of rights. Ambassador Greer’s letter directing the Secretary of the Treasury to resume liquidation of unliquidated entries of goods from the facility is available here.
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