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Creation Technologies denounces detention of 321 workers; union says strike is legal
🇲🇽 Mexico /Economy & Trade

Creation Technologies denounces detention of 321 workers; union says strike is legal

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

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  • Creation Technologies accuses the union of illegally detaining 321 workers and calls the strike arbitrary.
  • The company claims the strike, initiated on August 3, is driven by personal interests and affects approximately 650 families.
  • The union maintains the strike is legal, citing labor rights violations, including the unjustified dismissal of a union delegate, and has received support from the CTM.

The labor conflict at the Creation Technologies semiconductor plant in Hermosillo has escalated, with the company accusing the union of illegally detaining 321 workers and labeling the strike as "arbitrary" and lacking majority support.

employees remain 'detained and incommunicado against their will'

— Creation TechnologiesThe company's statement describing the situation of the workers during the strike.

Creation Technologies Sonora S Plan stated in a release that employees are being held "detained and incommunicado against their will," causing concern among families and impacting the economic stability of about 650 households dependent on the plant. The company asserts the strike, which began Monday, August 3, is fueled by "particular interests of one person" and has presented documentary evidence of irregularities in the union's actions to labor and security authorities.

arbitrary and without the support of the majority of the workforce

— Creation TechnologiesThe company's characterization of the union's strike.

While acknowledging the cooperation of local and labor authorities, the company believes the presented evidence has not been sufficient to halt the strike. Creation Technologies disputes the union's justifications, including the demand for the reinstatement of a worker identified as the union's treasurer, not a delegate. The company claims it offered a legal severance package despite the lack of a court resolution and asserts compliance with union permits and Infonavit contributions, noting that other union demands were dismissed in May.

driven by 'particular interests of one person'

— Creation TechnologiesThe company's accusation regarding the motivation behind the strike.

Conversely, the Union of Creation Technologies Workers insists the strike is legal, citing various labor rights violations, particularly the "unjustified dismissal" of a union delegate. The union views this separation as an attack on union freedom and accuses the company of failing to follow legal procedures for staff reductions, including respecting employee seniority. The strike has garnered support from the Confederation of Workers of Mexico (CTM) in Sonora and CTM Hermosillo, with state leader Javier Villarreal Gámez and local deputy Óscar Ortiz Arvayo expressing solidarity.

unjustified dismissal of a union delegate

— Union of Creation Technologies WorkersThe union's primary reason for initiating the strike.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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