This Thursday, November 13, the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE) began a 48-hour national strike in the early morning hours, affecting not only Mexico City but also other states across the country.
This mobilization also includes calls to occupy toll booths and government offices nationwide to urge authorities to address their demands.
As on previous occasions, the nation’s capital will be one of the strategic locations where teachers’ contingents are expected to gather, in parallel with actions taking place in other regions. Follow MILENIO for the latest updates on their progress through the capital.
What are the CNTE’s demands?
Repeal of the 2007 ISSSTE Law and the 2019 Education Reform
Larger budget for education, health, and social security, within the framework of the discussion of the 2026 Expenditure Law project
Reinstatement of tripartite committees for all CNTE contingents
Improved conditions for schools in rural areas. CNTE calls for a strike these days.
More than 2,000 people are gathered on Congreso de la Unión Avenue and Emiliano Zapata Street, in the 10 de Mayo neighborhood, where CNTE members will remain today.
Therefore, the roads are closed. Additionally, SSC officers are present in the area.
CNTE Begins 48-Hour National Strike with Toll Booth Blockades and Occupation of Public Buildings
Members of the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE) and Section 7 of the National Union of Education Workers (SNTE) began a 48-hour national strike this Thursday, accompanied by the blockade of toll booths and the occupation of public buildings in various locations in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas.
At a press conference, Isael González Vázquez, general secretary of Section 7, reported that the mobilizations are part of their demand that the federal and state governments address their long-standing demands.
“Today we are taking to the streets again due to the silence of the federal and state governments. We demand that the president convene the resumption of the dialogue. Our central demands—the repeal of the ISSSTE Law and the education reform—remain unchanged,” he stated.
The leader explained that the CNTE decided to hold this new strike after the 24-hour strike on October 17, which, he said, elicited no response from the federal government.
In the states where the CNTE has a presence, such as Oaxaca, Michoacán, Guerrero, Zacatecas, Yucatán, Sonora, Quintana Roo, and Chiapas, teachers are carrying out simultaneous actions. In Chiapas, Section 40 occupied the State Congress building, while Section 7 opened toll booths, allowing free passage without payment or soliciting donations.
González Vázquez emphasized that the movement seeks not only union benefits but also the restoration of social rights, such as freedom of movement and a dignified retirement.
“We are demanding retirement at 28 years for our female colleagues and 30 for our male colleagues, with a solidarity pension, not individual accounts. We are not asking for salary increases; we are asking to recover what we already had,” he stressed.
The teachers’ union leader criticized the fact that, despite changes in government, there has been no difference in the treatment of dissident teachers, pointing out that the structural reforms of the last six-year terms have affected workers equally.
Source: milenio
