Article: Michelin reopening closed Mexican factory; Firm's plans upset local labor leaders.

Michelin North America Inc. is re-establishing tire production at a Mexican plant it closed 20 months ago, saying the business environment has changed significantly enough since then to allow it to operate the plant profitably.

The announcement, made April 18 at a ceremony attended by Mexican President Vicente Fox, angered local labor leaders, who blasted the company for its union-busting tactics and took Mr. Fox to task for supporting efforts to end collective bargaining.

Michelin closed the Queretaro plant-then operating as Uniroyal S.A. de C.V.-in August 2000, saying it was the ``least cost-competitive'' source of Uniroyal tires in North America ...

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