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VW Mexico workers threaten pay strike in August

Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:18pm EDT

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PUEBLA, Mexico, June 20 (Reuters) - Workers at Volkswagen's (VOWG.DE) Mexico plant, where the popular new Beetle cars are made, threatened on Friday to strike in August unless the company grants them a 13 percent pay rise, the union said.

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Union leader Victor Jaime Cervantes said the 11,000 workers at the plant in central Mexico could start their strike on Aug. 18.

Volkswagen is among the biggest auto exporters in Mexico. A pay strike in 2001 lasted 18 days before the two sides reached agreement. (Reporting by Julio Martinez; editing by Carol Bishopric)

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