{"id":19046,"date":"2026-03-05T18:53:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/news\/15\/07\/2026\/se-anuncian-cerca-de-600-despidos-en-las-instalaciones-de-brownsville-a-raiz-de-la-quiebra-de-first-brands\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T16:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T21:02:40","slug":"se-anuncian-cerca-de-600-despidos-en-las-instalaciones-de-brownsville-a-raiz-de-la-quiebra-de-first-brands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/es\/news\/05\/03\/2026\/se-anuncian-cerca-de-600-despidos-en-las-instalaciones-de-brownsville-a-raiz-de-la-quiebra-de-first-brands\/","title":{"rendered":"Se anuncian cerca de 600 despidos en las instalaciones de Brownsville a ra\u00edz de la quiebra de First Brands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El jueves se anunciaron otros 572 despidos en las instalaciones de Brownsville vinculadas a First Brands Group, lo que eleva el n\u00famero total de despidos relacionados con la quiebra de la empresa a m\u00e1s de 1.900 en todo el sur de Texas y el norte de M\u00e9xico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1s de 600 de esos puestos de trabajo se encuentran en el sur de Texas, mientras que unos 1.300 est\u00e1n en Matamoros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/es\/news\/15\/07\/2026\/los-trabajadores-de-matamoros-llevan-su-lucha-por-las-maquiladoras-ante-los-tribunales-laborales-federales-de-mexico-mientras-se-desarrolla-la-batalla-por-la-quiebra-en-estados-unidos\/\">M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n: Los trabajadores de Matamoros llevan su lucha por las maquilas ante los tribunales laborales federales de M\u00e9xico<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hace unos 40 a\u00f1os, el fabricante de limpiaparabrisas Trico Products Inc. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/politics\/1992\/05\/17\/the-price-of-trade\/409dd649-be25-4ff8-98d6-debcc2001031\/\">traslad\u00f3 sus instalaciones de producci\u00f3n desde B\u00fafalo (Nueva York<\/a>) a las ciudades fronterizas de Brownsville y Matamoros, situadas en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y M\u00e9xico.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A finales de la d\u00e9cada de 1980, Trico daba empleo a unas 450 personas en Brownsville y a 850 en Matamoros.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El modelo de plantas gemelas \u2014con parte de la producci\u00f3n en Texas y el resto en M\u00e9xico\u2014 recibi\u00f3 un gran impulso gracias al Tratado de Libre Comercio de Am\u00e9rica del Norte (TLCAN) en la d\u00e9cada de los noventa. El sucesor del TLCAN, conocido como el Acuerdo entre Estados Unidos, M\u00e9xico y Canad\u00e1, est\u00e1 siendo renegociado de nuevo por la Administraci\u00f3n de Donald Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Durante a\u00f1os, esos puestos de trabajo en el sector manufacturero se mantuvieron en el Valle del R\u00edo Grande, salvo por una crisis en la industria del autom\u00f3vil en 2007, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aftermarketnews.com\/trico-announces-layoffs-at-two-texas-plants\/#:~:text=Trico%2C%20an%20international%20wiper%20manufacturer%20with%20operations,and%20250%20employees%20at%20the%20Matamoros%20location\">cuando Trico despidi\u00f3 a decenas de trabajadores en Brownsville<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahora, Trico va a cerrar definitivamente su planta de fabricaci\u00f3n de Brownsville y a despedir a 346 trabajadores antes del 30 de abril, entre ellos docenas de operarios de maquinaria, seg\u00fan una carta en virtud de la Ley de Adaptaci\u00f3n y Reciclaje Profesional.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La planta de fabricaci\u00f3n, situada en el n\u00famero 1995 de Billy Mitchell Boulevard, se encuentra justo enfrente del Aeropuerto Internacional de Brownsville-South Padre Island.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyrepress.com\/2020\/08\/trico-rebrands-as-first-brands-group-acquires-us-brakes-filtration-companies\/#:~:text=The%20automotive%20replacement%20parts%20manufacturer,our%20customers%20for%20prosperous%20growth.\">Trico cambi\u00f3 su nombre por el de First Brands Group<\/a> y adquiri\u00f3 varios fabricantes de recambios para autom\u00f3viles, entre ellos fabricantes de frenos.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sin embargo, en septiembre de 2025, First Brands Group se acogi\u00f3 al Cap\u00edtulo 11 de la ley de quiebras.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/es\/news\/15\/07\/2026\/autoridades-federales-dos-hermanos-dirigian-una-presunta-estafa-de-varios-miles-de-millones-de-dolares-ahora-1-000-trabajadores-de-matamoros-estan-pagando-las-consecuencias\/\">M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n: Autoridades federales: Dos hermanos dirig\u00edan una presunta estafa de varios miles de millones de d\u00f3lares. Ahora, 1.000 trabajadores de Matamoros est\u00e1n pagando las consecuencias.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El centro de distribuci\u00f3n Trico Titan de First Brands Group, situado en el 6700 de Paredes Line Road y en el 2705 de Quality Lane, en Brownsville, tambi\u00e9n despedir\u00e1 a 183 trabajadores antes de que termine abril. Entre esos puestos de trabajo se incluyen manipuladores de mercanc\u00edas, montadores, responsables y administrativos.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La planta de ASC de la empresa, situada en el n\u00famero 1990 de Billy Mitchell Boulevard, tambi\u00e9n va a despedir a 43 trabajadores antes del 30 de abril, entre los que se encuentran principalmente montadores, operarios de manipulaci\u00f3n de materiales y administrativos.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esa quiebra tambi\u00e9n hab\u00eda afectado anteriormente a las instalaciones de First Brands Group en Harlingen, tambi\u00e9n conocidas como Cardone, donde se despidi\u00f3 a 41 trabajadores.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/es\/news\/15\/07\/2026\/ultima-hora-un-fabricante-de-recambios-para-automoviles-despide-a-41-trabajadores-en-harlingen-a-medida-que-avanza-el-cierre-de-matamoros\/\">M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n: Un fabricante de 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