MEXICO CITY — Volkswagen Group‘s Mexico unit mentioned in an announcement on Thursday it’s “profoundly dissatisfied” by the union’s rejection of a 9 % proposed wage enhance.

The elevate would have been the nation’s largest wage enhance by an automaker in recent times, and is the second time the union has voted to reject the deal.

The corporate mentioned in an announcement that outdoors pursuits influenced the voting course of and impacted the end result with false arguments.

“This result’s damaging a relationship constructed over greater than 50 years,” Volkswagen’s assertion mentioned.

The union for staff on the plant in Puebla, in central Mexico, had initially sought a elevate of greater than 15 % to account for hovering inflation, from salaries that vary from $15 to $48 per day.

“The union and firm representatives can now sit down once more to proceed negotiating and attempt to attain an settlement,” Mexico’s Federal Labor Heart mentioned in an announcement early Thursday, after the deal was rejected with 3,450 staff voting towards the deal in contrast with 3,225 in favor on Wednesday.

It added the Unbiased Union of Automotive Employees, one in all Mexico’s strongest impartial unions, might now request a delay for a strike deliberate this Sept. 9 to permit time for talks, or it might alternatively go forward with the strike motion.

Volkswagen Mexico mentioned it should observe up on this course of based on the corresponding authorized framework.

The manufacturing facility in Puebla, round 80 miles southeast of Mexico Metropolis, produces the German automaker’s Tiguan and Jetta fashions.

After the deal was first rejected, Volkswagen had mentioned it was dedicated to “constructive dialogue” with the union.

The Labor Heart had instructed the union to redo the vote in an effort to make sure greater turnout after staff rejected the deal in an Aug. 5 election with 70 % turnout. Wednesday’s turnout reached over 97 %, it mentioned.