Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Mexico’s Pemex agrees to 3.17 pct pay rise for oil workers’ union

Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex has signed a one-year agreement with the country's oil workers union that boosts pay by 3.17 percent, the firm said on Wednesday.

The pay hike will take effect on August 1, the company said in a post on its Twitter account.

Pemex was not immediately available for further comment.

In February, Pemex announced that it would cut its 2016 budget by nearly $6 billion as a consequence of two years of slumping crude prices. The company has also sought to trim its payroll through attrition.

Pemex employs about 140,000 . . .

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