Strikes in Mexico

MEXICO CITY—A wave of strikes at low-wage plants in a border city threatens to spark increased labor strife as Mexico prepares to overhaul laws to empower workers following a new trade deal with the U.S. and Canada.
In the past month, as many as 30,000 workers at more than 70 of the 115 export-manufacturing companies operating in Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas, went on strike to demand a 20% wage increase and a one-time bonus of about $1,700.

It is about money, a 20% raise.