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Puebla Volkswagen workers to vote on pay offer and rehiring plan
More than 7,000 Volkswagen workers in Puebla are due to vote on the company’s latest economic offer.
The proposal includes a 13.16% pay increase over 24 months and the rehiring of 611 workers who were laid off.
The vote is being organized by the independent Volkswagen workers’ union, with polling at the plant in Cuautlancingo.
The Puebla State Economic and Social Council urged workers to consider the challenges facing the auto industry before deciding.
The council said workers and employers should pursue dialogue while protecting labor rights, jobs and the industry’s competitiveness.
The vote will decide whether workers accept the offer; no result is given yet.
Volkswagen workers in Puebla are due to vote on a second pay offer and a plan to rehire 611 dismissed workers.
The offer proposes a total increase of 13.16% over 24 months.
The Independent Volkswagen Automotive Industry Workers Union will put the proposal to more than 7,000 represented workers.
The Economic and Social Council of Puebla urged workers to consider the economic and social conditions facing the industry.
Voting is scheduled for Thursday at the company’s Cuautlancingo plant.
- Who
- More than 7,000 workers represented by the Independent Volkswagen Automotive Industry Workers Union.
- What
- They will vote on a second offer proposing a 13.16% total increase over 24 months and the rehiring of 611 dismissed workers.
- When
- Thursday. The article was published on October 15, 2026.
- Where
- Nave 25 at Volkswagen’s plant in Cuautlancingo, Puebla.
- Why
- To decide on the company’s second economic offer.
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Voting is scheduled to begin at the Puebla plant.
The first-shift voting period is scheduled to begin.
The second-shift voting period is scheduled to begin.
Voting is scheduled to end.
- Pay increase
- 13.16% total over 24 months
- Workers to be rehired
- 611
- Represented workers
- More than 7,000
- Voting location
- Nave 25, Cuautlancingo plant
- Voting hours
- 4:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday
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What people are saying
We reiterate the importance of prioritizing dialogue, understanding and the building of agreements, with respect for labor rights and the autonomy of trade union and business institutions.