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Mexican Teachers Launch National Strike Demanding Pension Law Changes
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Mexican Teachers Launch National Strike Demanding Pension Law Changes

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Teachers' unions across Mexico began a national strike on Monday, June 1, demanding changes to the 2007 ISSSTE Law.
  • Protests and work stoppages occurred in Baja California Sur and Coahuila, with teachers marching and blocking roads.
  • The unions aim to pressure the federal government to amend pension models and repeal the current ISSSTE law.

Teachers' unions across Mexico launched a nationwide strike on Monday, June 1, to demand significant changes to the 2007 ISSSTE Law. The Coordinating National Workers' Education (CNTE) initiated the national work stoppage, which saw coordinated protests in various states.

In Baja California Sur, members of Section 3 of the SNTE began a work stoppage, marching through La Paz to deliver a statement to Governor Víctor Castro Cosío. They plan to approach the state congress on Tuesday to request a resolution directed at President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, advocating for pension model reforms.

Similarly, Sections 5 and 38 of the SNTE in Coahuila joined the national strike, blocking major roads in Saltillo. Teachers gathered early Monday morning, marching towards the Ministry of Public Education (SEP) facilities. They expressed solidarity with teachers in southern Mexico and reiterated their demand for the immediate repeal of the ISSSTE Law. Police intervened to contain the protest, limiting the road blockade to one direction.

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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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