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Volkswagen workers in Puebla reject a second wage agreement
Volkswagen workers in Puebla rejected a second proposed labor agreement after voting on October 15.
The dispute involves Volkswagen de México and the SITIAVW union, which represents workers at the company’s Puebla plant.
Workers rejected the first agreement too: it offered a 10.04% overall increase, including a 4.30% direct wage rise.
The second offer raised the overall increase to 13.16% over two years and included other benefits, but 55.9% of participating workers voted against it.
The company said the offer was the most it could make given financial pressures and challenges facing the global group.
The rejected deal leaves the parties seeking a third option, with a strike posing a risk to operations in Puebla.
Volkswagen workers in Puebla rejected a second wage agreement with the company.
The agreement was rejected by 55.9% of the 5,608 workers who voted on October 15.
The proposal offered a 13.16% overall increase and extended the agreement’s term to 24 months.
It included a 3.80% direct wage increase in the first year and a further 3.50% in 2027.
The rejection left the company and the union seeking a third alternative during the pre-strike period.
- Who
- Volkswagen workers represented by the SITIAVW union and Volkswagen de México.
- What
- Workers rejected the second wage agreement.
- When
- The vote took place on October 15; the result was reported on October 22, 2026.
- Where
- Volkswagen’s plant in Puebla, Mexico.
- Why
- The sources do not state why workers rejected the second agreement.
Volkswagen de México
Volkswagen workers represented by SITIAVW
Offer
Volkswagen de México
The company described the second agreement as its greatest viable effort given financial circumstances and challenges facing the group.
Volkswagen workers represented by SITIAVW
Workers rejected the proposal in a vote.
Terms
Volkswagen de México
The company offered a 13.16% overall increase over 24 months, including wage increases and improvements to benefits.
Volkswagen workers represented by SITIAVW
The proposal did not win the support of 55.9% of voting workers.
Volkswagen and SITIAVW signed the first agreement, providing for a 10.04% overall increase.
Workers voted down the first agreement, with 4,327 voting against and 1,580 in favour.
Volkswagen announced a second agreement with SITIAVW, offering a 13.16% overall increase and a 24-month term.
55.9% of the 5,608 workers who voted rejected the second agreement.
- Second agreement
- 13.16% overall increase
- Agreement term
- 24 months
- First-year wage increase
- 3.80% direct increase
- 2027 wage increase
- 3.50% direct increase
- Vote
- 55.9% of 5,608 workers voted against the second agreement
What people are saying
Volkswagen de México sees this agreement as the greatest viable effort, in a context of significant challenges for the Group, the brand and the company itself.