Labor peace has a number: 99%
The Ministry of Labor has just released a piece of information that should make anyone who fears a strike at their company smile. Since 2020, 99% of strike calls have been resolved before they break out. Not with shouts, but with agreements signed at a table.
“Collective conciliation is part of the New Model of Labor Justice that promotes social dialogue, authentic negotiation and peaceful solutions,” the agency emphasizes.
Behind the curtain: how the deal machine works
The protagonist is the Federal Conciliation Center. His job sounds boring, but the results are pure drama avoided. They have received 11,259 requests to mediate between workers and employers. Of those, 4,727 were notices of an imminent strike.
The magic is in what follows: 96.8% of those cases were closed with an agreement. That is 7,350 agreements signed where before there could have been pickets and losses for everyone.
The impact is real and with proper names. This mechanism has touched everyone from IMSS and UNAM to giants like Pemex, Nissan, Audi and Televisa. In total, more than 1.2 million workers have directly benefited.
The most telling thing is who uses this tool. It’s not just public companies. The list includes Ford, General Motors, Pepsico and Unilever. When both sides of the table – unions and companies – commit to institutional dialogue, something is changing.
“It reflects the confidence of actors in the world of work in this institutional mechanism,” states the official statement.
For a journalist who has seen dozens of conflicts escalate, this is a quiet revolution. It is about replacing confrontation with conversation, with a digital platform – the SiColectiva – as a witness.
In the end, the message is clear: in Mexican labor theater, the script is no longer written only with threats. Now there is a possible third act, where everyone gets out without having to break the furniture.
