A North American labour dispute panel is examining allegations union members were threatened into joining a competing union.

by Isaac Phan Nay

The union for workers at the Camino Rojo mine in Zacatecas, Mexico, is calling for Canada and the United States to resolve allegations its members were threatened into joining a competing union.

Orla Mining, a $3.8-billion company based in Vancouver, owns and operates the gold and silver mine, which sits 580 kilometres northwest of Mexico City.

The union Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros, Metalúrgicos, Siderúrgicos y Similares de la República Mexicana — also called “Los Mineros” — represents approximately 250 workers at the mine.

Los Mineros alleges members were denied their right to freely unionize and members were assaulted and received death threats.

“We want to unveil the dark side that exists at the mine, and we want there to be justice for the workers at Camino Rojo,” Daniel Aguirre, secretary for the union’s national executive committee, told The Tyee via a translator.

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