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Cananea Strike Concludes After 18 Years of Conflict · Global Voices

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The leader of the National Union of Mining, Metallurgical, Steel and Similar Workers of the Mexican Republic, Napoleón Gómez Urrutia, told his members about the end of the strike in Cananea, Sonora, which Grupo Mexico owns. The conflict lasted for more than 18 years because of "the terrible conditions of insecurity in the company of Grupo Mexico," the union leader claimed through a newsletter. At the beginning of May this year, the Federal Conci…

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Yesterday, after more than 18 years, the strike at the Cananea mine, one of the longest in the history of the country, came to an end. At the general assembly held in the premises of Section 65 of the National Mining Union, the workers unanimously approved the terms of a final agreement, which is part of the Comprehensive Settlement Plan drawn up with the participation of the guild and the president of the Republic, Claudia Sheinbaum. Under the …

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The leader of the National Union of Mining, Metallurgical, Steel and Similar Workers of the Mexican Republic, Napoleón Gómez Urrutia, told his members about the end of the strike in Cananea, Sonora, which Grupo Mexico owns. The conflict lasted for more than 18 years because of "the terrible conditions of insecurity in the company of Grupo Mexico," the union leader claimed through a newsletter. At the beginning of May this year, the Federal Conci…

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The Cananea strike, launched in 2006 within the framework of the centenary of the workers’ movement that preceded the Mexican Revolution, ended on the night of Wednesday, December 17. This was reported by Heriberto Verdugo, who presented himself in the municipality of Sonorense to give the news, which he described as a moment that “will remain for history, for eternity.”“Today our movement that began on July 30, 2007 is concluded. We already kno…

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Jared Laureles Mexico. The leadership of Section 65 of the National Mining Union thanked President Claudia Sheinbaum in a letter for her support to do justice to the workers of Cananea, Sonora, and to bring peace to their homes. “You have shown that politics can be an instrument of healing. By closing this conflict, not only does a strike end, peace is restored in the homes of hundreds of miners who today, finally, can look to the future with th…

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After eighteen and a half years, the strike that the workers of the Sindicato Minero maintained in the facilities of Cananea (Sonora), motivated by the terrible working conditions maintained by Grupo Mexico, ended. By means of a communiqué, the National Union of Mining, Metallurgical, Steel and Similar Workers of the Mexican Republic reported on the end of the mobilization that they maintained since July 30, 2007, thanks to the Comprehensive Set…

Cananea: Mining union celebrates historic agreement with federal government participation. Justice, pensions, and health for Section 65. Regeneración, December 19, 2025.– […] The entry End of the Cananea Strike after 18 years was first published on RegeneraciónMX.

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La Jornada Baja California broke the news in on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
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