Mexican Sugar Workers Union v. Abel Hernandez Rivera, et al.
Mexico Supreme Court
Amp. Dir. Rev. 1124/2000 (2001)
- Written by Whitney Waldenberg, JD
Facts
A group of sugar-refinery workers, including Abel Hernandez Rivera (plaintiffs), challenged the constitutionality of an exclusionary clause under which the employer agreed to work with the Mexican Sugar Workers Union (defendant) to dismiss any employee that left the union. The Mexican government had enacted laws under the Federal Labor Act permitting these types of exclusionary clauses. After Hernandez Rivera and the fellow workers left the Mexican Sugar Workers Union, they were fired by their employer. Hernandez Rivera and the fellow workers sought protection from the courts, arguing that the exclusionary clause interfered with their constitutional rights. The First Circuit’s Ninth Labor Panel heard the case and, agreeing with the fired workers, issued a writ of protection. The Mexican Sugar Workers Union and other defendants appealed the decision.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)
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