SNTE teachers in Morelos begin protests; demand payment of 60 million to 450 retired teachers

The SNTE union's leadership in Morelos has initiated a series of protests, demanding the federal government settle an outstanding debt of approximately 60 million pesos. This sum is owed as retirement gratuities to more than 450 teachers.

"We are demanding payment because it is their right. This is a legitimate demand from our colleagues. If there is no response, the school year cannot begin at this level," stated Joel Sánchez Vélez, the leader of the Morelos teaching staff. He emphasized that the lack of institutional responses and the significant financial backlog violate the labor rights of educators.

In response, general secretaries from schools under the Directorate General of Technological Industrial Education (DGETI) and the Directorate General of Agricultural Technological Education and Marine Sciences (DGETAyCM) in the state have launched mobilization efforts. Their demands include the payment of over 2 billion pesos from DGETI for retirement gratuities and service incentives.

Furthermore, they are requesting that positions and resources freed up by retirement processes remain within their original schools to ensure educational service continuity. They also call for the definitive dissolution of the Unit for the System for the Career of Teachers and Educators (USICAMM), citing technical and administrative opacity in its promotion processes.

The union also urges an audit of ISSSTE and FOVISSSTE to review personal and housing credit accounts. They have identified critical cases where teachers who applied for loans over a decade ago and had corresponding discounts deducted are still facing new retentions as if they had not paid anything.

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We are demanding payment because it is their right. This is a legitimate demand from our colleagues. If there is no response, the school year cannot begin at this level.