The Ninth Federal Labor Court in Mexico City declared itself incompetent to resolve Alonso Ancira Elizondo's labor lawsuit against Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA), ordering the case to be sent to Saltillo, Coahuila. Ancira demands payment of outstanding benefits after leaving the steel company, including indemnities and seniority recognition. This ruling halts his strategy to litigate in the capital.
The Ninth Federal Labor Court in Mexico City determined its incompetence to hear the labor lawsuit filed by Alonso Ancira Elizondo against Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA). Case file 77/2024 involves claims for unpaid benefits following Ancira's departure from the steel company. The court reviewed the evidence and ordered the case to be transferred to a jurisdictional body in Saltillo, Coahuila, where the process will continue.
In October 2025, Ancira notified his withdrawal from a labor liquidation exceeding 300 million pesos in the mercantile contest process, overseen by Judge Ruth Haggi Huerta García. However, he had already filed a separate lawsuit against AHMSA for breach of contractual conditions, claiming debts arising from his employment relationship.
Ancira's demands include an indemnity equivalent to five months' salary for each year worked, based on a 2021 contract. He also seeks recognition of his seniority from March 1990, as well as payment of labor liabilities acknowledged in AHMSA's 2022 financial statements. Additionally, he claims proportional payments for year-end bonus, vacations, and legal premiums.
The Fourth Federal Labor Court in Coahuila had expressed reservations about taking the case, noting that the law allows the worker to choose the contract's domicile or the defendant's. The determination of the competent instance must be resolved before February 27, the scheduled date for the auction of assets from AHMSA and Minera del Norte (MINOSA). With this ruling, Ancira's case remains in limbo pending final assignment.
