The United States today announced the successful resolution of the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) matter at the Superior Industries de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Superior Industries) facility, located in Chihuahua, Mexico. The United States has resumed liquidation of tariffs on goods from the Superior Industries facility, which manufactures light vehicle aluminum wheels.
Once again, the Trump Administration has delivered for American workers, who do not have to compete against companies that violate labor rights to gain an unfair trade advantage or attract investment.
The Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and the Mexican government cooperated closely to provide remedies for workers’ claims.
Actions taken by the facility to address the matter include:
Reinstating seven workers under the same terms and conditions held before they were dismissed in retaliation for union activity and issuing full back payments and benefits;
Providing full severance packages to four more workers who had been dismissed in retaliation for their union activity, but chose not to return to the facility;
Committing to reinstate or provide severance packages for two additional workers, based on the respective worker’s preference;
Adopting, disseminating, and implementing a neutrality statement and company guidelines on freedom of association and collective bargaining, including a zero-tolerance policy for violations, and training all company personnel on the guidelines and neutrality commitments; and
Withdrawing a prior complaint filed with the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Chihuahua against workers who participated in previous work stoppages.
Actions taken by the Government of Mexico to address the matter include:
Delivering in-person trainings for all company personnel on freedom of association and collective bargaining; and
Monitoring the facility and engaging with the workers and the company throughout its review period.
The RRM, developed under the first Trump Administration, is an unprecedented trade tool that helps to level the playing field for American workers and businesses, by preventing Mexican businesses from gaining a competitive advantage by violating labor laws.
The United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of Labor co-chair the Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement (ILC). On May 5, 2025, the ILC received an RRM petition from the Secretary General of the Confederación Autónoma de Trabajadores y Empleados de México (CATEM), a Mexican labor union. The petition alleges that Superior Industries had violated workers’ rights by using intimidation and harassment to discourage workers from supporting a union. The ILC reviews RRM petitions that it receives, and the accompanying information, within 30 days. The ILC determined that there was sufficient, credible evidence of a denial of rights enabling the good faith invocation of enforcement mechanisms.
As a result, on June 4, 2025, the United States Trade Representative submitted a request to Mexico to review the matter. Mexico accepted the request and found that the company had taken the remedial steps necessary to address the alleged denials of rights related to freedom of association and collective bargaining. The United States has reviewed and concluded the situation to have been remedied.
As a result of the above actions taken by the facility and Mexico to resolve the action, the United States agrees that there is no ongoing denial of rights. Ambassador Greer’s letter directing the Secretary of the Treasury to resume liquidation of unliquidated entries of goods from the facility is available here.