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![In a historic victory, the workers voted last year to be represented by an independent union. Now they have a contract.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/IMG_20220130_152239_11-400x300.jpg)
Mexican GM Workers Win an 8.5 Percent Wage Hike in First Union Contract
In a historic victory, the workers voted last year to be represented by an independent union. Now they have a contract.
![Two people embrace eachother outside of a funeral home](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0601-uvalde-funeral-400x300.jpg)
Uvalde Students Fought for Desegregation in 1970s. Now Let’s Rise Up for Them.
In the 1970s, Uvalde students led the struggle for equal opportunity within Texas's segregated school system.
![Panoramic image of the San Ysidro Port of Entry at the border between Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, United States, on November 8, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1236454817-400x300.jpg)
Their Medical Bills Were Getting Too High in US, So They Went to Mexico for Care
Millions of U.S. citizens cross the Southern border each year to flee expensive care, even with health insurance.
![The caravan began in Puebla, where people marched past a Bonafont (Danone) water bottling plant and said their water is not for sale.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/IMG_8687-400x300.jpg)
“It’s Not a Drought, It’s Looting”: Water Rights Activists Organize in Mexico
Multinational corporations are plundering our rivers and groundwater, say Mexico's Indigenous activists.
![Asylum seekers walk back after been rejected at the border during a protest against Title 42 policy on the Mexican side of the San Ysidro crossing port in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on March 21, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0405-title-42-migrants-400x300.jpg)
Title 42 Led to 1.5 Million Deportations. Biden Should’ve Repealed It Earlier.
Experts have long decried the “scientifically baseless and politically motivated” expulsion policy.
![The Mexican National Guard and other security forces guard the entrance to the plant that had been run by Indigenous people on February 15, 2022, in Puebla, Mexico.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/Photo-F-400x300.jpg)
Mexican Forces Evict Indigenous Activists Who Took Over Water Bottling Plant
A coalition of Indigenous activists prevented the extraction of water by transforming the plant into a community space.
![Workers at Largest GM Plant in Mexico Win Historic Independent Union Vote](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/SEG3-union-workers-400x300.jpg)
Workers at Largest GM Plant in Mexico Win Historic Independent Union Vote
This is a break from corrupt unions tied to elites who cut deals with corporations to keep wages and benefits low.
![U.S. Border Patrol agents arrive to detain a group of Central American asylum seekers near the U.S.-Mexico border on June 12, 2018, in McAllen, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/2022_0207-border-patrol-asylum-seekers-400x300.jpg)
Migrants Have Right to Truth Commission and Reparations for Abuses at US Border
The commission's mandate must include family separation and mass deportations that clearly violated international laws.
![Independent unions at other plants have won higher wages and benefits than those under Mexico's largest trade union.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-1325040492-400x300.jpg)
Auto Workers Vote Overwhelmingly for Independent Union at GM Plant in Mexico
Independent unions at other plants have won higher wages and benefits than those under Mexico's largest trade union.
![A victory by the independent union would be a big step toward challenging the dominance of employer-friendly unions.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/GettyImages-160554760-400x300.jpg)
Mexico Auto Workers Are Set for Landmark Union Vote at General Motors Plant
A victory by the independent union would be a big step toward challenging the dominance of employer-friendly unions.