A major Sonoran union is threatening a statewide strike in support of bus drivers in Hermosillo.

The Sonoran branch of the Mexican Workers Confederation (CTM), which has roughly 130,000 members, says it will strike on Nov. 10. That is unless a conflict between drivers and the company that operates Hermosillo’s bus service is resolved. The drivers had themselves been threatening to go on strike over pay cuts, but the action was blocked by state officials.

“We can’t allow (the right to strike) to be trampled,” said Javier Villarreal, the head of the Sonora CTM. “That’s why we’re calling a strike in solidarity with the drivers of Hermosillo.”

The drivers are also CTM members.

Business leaders have called the threat dangerous, given the precarious state of the economy amid the ongoing pandemic.

“Sonora doesn’t deserve such injuries to its economy and labor stability,” said Gerardo Vazquez, head of Index Sonora, which represents export manufacturers in the state.