News
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Multiple unions raised concerns over the maintenance of a six day workweek, overtime pay reduction and an increase in tax burdens for workers.
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“As it stands, the reform gives employers tools to extend the workday more cheaply than before,” labour specialist Loyo concluded, opening the door to an effective 52 hour work week.
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After a four and a half year fight, SITRABICS was recognized as a union of transport workers in the supply chains in Mexico & the US.
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Workers Party Senator Gonzalo Yañez stated all arguments in favor of the reform are undermined by the issue of overtime pay & complained that initiatives presented by PT legislators had not been taken into account. Nevertheless, he said, they would vote in favour.
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Three candidates vie for the leadership of what is generally regarded as a corporatist behemoth, while the possibility of a national unity ticket looms, dimming the potential sharp debate.
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In Mexico, where political parties are currently publicly financed, the right wing PAN has spent a staggering amount during its lackluster recruitment drive.
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“Our struggle is legitimate; we are not asking for privileges or luxuries, only better working conditions and job security. We also seek dialogue. This situation has become unsustainable.”
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Our weekly roundup of stories in the English and Spanish language press including Washington’s strategy to recolonize America, public rail, cross-border unionization, FOBAPROA’s legacy, and the dubious 40 hour workweek reform.
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Saturday, February 7 morning broadcast of WTF is Going on in Latin America & the Caribbean with José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth from Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast.
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This major setback in nearly three decades offers an uncomfortable lesson: measles elimination is not lost overnight; it erodes slowly.
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The Mexican President spoke at the 109th anniversary of the 1917 Mexican Constitution, which was one of the most advanced social constitutions at its time, & inspired the Soviet constitution.
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The building was identified as one of the main centers of torture & clandestine detention during the period of state political violence, and is part of an ongoing investigation into forced disappearances.
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While Puebla’s Water Agency uses fines to settle debts, the Atoyac River continues to receive discharges from factories that pay a minimal cost for failing to comply with wastewater regulations.
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The leadership of Mexico’s largest trade union federation has traditionally, and controversially, been a lifetime position.
Mañanera del Pueblo
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President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on social housing, measles vaccination, USMCA and Trump, and flights to Cuba.
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President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on scholarships, return of mining concessions, PRIAN exposed, Bad Bunny Super Bowl, and aid to Cuba.
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President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on Michoacán homicides reduction, humanitarian aid for Cuba by Monday, Sheinbaum vs New York Times, and 1944 Water Treaty with US.
Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast
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The Mining Minefield – Soberanía 95
The controversy surrounding the U.S.-Mexico critical minerals agreement, examining what it actually says, what it doesn’t, and why it has sparked widespread concern over national sovereignty and resource control.
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Analysis
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Predation & Neo-latifundismo
The government must be very cautious, as the neoliberal regime handed out mining concessions to its predatory cronies like candy, more than half of the national territory ended up in their hands in one way or another.
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New Challenges for the China-Mexico Trade Relationship in 2026
The lack of high-level dialogue between China and Mexico has eroded the possibility of effective coordination in multiple bilateral areas, particularly in foreign trade.
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Attack on Venezuela: Mexico’s Response
An interview with Daniela González López of Observatorio de Derechos Humanos de Los Pueblos.
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Critical Minerals: Subordination
The risk is clear: Mexico’s mining, environmental, & investment policies can be progressively shaped to comply with Washington’s parameters, while a model of coordinated dependency becomes the regional norm.
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Fighting on the Mexican Side: Gringo Rebels from the Saint Patrick’s Battalion to the Wobblies
US imperial intrusion into Mexico has another side: US citizens in Mexico contesting imperialism and constructing revolutionary change.
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Credit Crunch
As long as Mexican banking remains deregulated, it will continue to be detrimental to growth, generating high profits at the expense of debtors, both in the public and non-financial private sectors.
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Solidarity or Submission
The fight to save Cuba is the fight to save us all, writes José Luis Granados Ceja. We cannot let Cuba stand alone at this moment.
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When Mexico Ceased Being an Exception
For the Latin American left the meaning is clear: not sending to oil to Cuba will not be interpreted as realism or strategic prudence, but as an abandonment of a tradition that distinguished Mexico, even in the face of openly conservative governments of the past.
PHOTOS
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Petróleo Mexicano para los Cubanos!
Solidarity protestors gathered outside of the former location of the Embassy of the United States on Reforma in Mexico City on Sunday, demanding that Mexico send oil to Cuba and expressing their disavowal of Trump’s recent assault on the island and its people.
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Mexico City Mass March for Venezuela, Maduro & Flores
Defense of sovereignty and a unified continental response to US imperialist aggression comprised the collective agenda of the 10,000 strong march.
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Trump, Hands Off Venezuela Rally
Mexicans rallied outside the new US embassy in Mexico City, expressing solidarity with Venezuelans and demanding US President Donald Trump cease his aggression against the Bolivarian Republic.
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600k in Mexico’s Zócalo for Seven Years of the Fourth Transformation
Photos of the anniversary commemorating the Mexican party Morena & social movement the Fourth Transformation forming government.
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Mexico City Mobilizes on 2nd Anniversary of Al-Aqsa Flood, Against Genocide of Palestinians
Thousands marched in support of Palestinian national liberation, demanding Mexico break relations with the genocidal state of israel.
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Mexican Trade Unions for Palestine March Against Gaza Genocide
The march was organized by a coalition of 300 of Mexico’s trade unions and Palestinian solidarity organizations, and made five demands of the Mexican government.
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THUNDER OVER MEXICO
Publicity stills from Thunder Over Mexico, a film edited from the remnants of an aborted project by Soviet film director Sergei Eisenstein.
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MAY DAY: MEXICO CITY MARCH
International Workers Day was commemorated in Mexico as unions marched from the Angel of Independence to the Zócalo.
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Claudia Sheinbaum’s 100 Points
100 points outlined in Sheinbaum’s first speech as the newest President of the Mexican Republic, with photos.
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Mexico Votes!
Mexicans voted in election in the largest election in the country’s history. More than 20,000 congressional and local positions are up for grabs, as well as the Presidential position, which was won by Claudia Sheinbaum of Morena.
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Claudia Sheinbaum Campaign Close
Hundreds of thousands filled the Zocalo and side-streets in Mexico City to attend the closing event for Mexican Presidential candidate Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum.
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CDMX Rally Against Ecuador’s Attack on Mexican Embassy
The provocative assault was ordered by the ultra-right wing government of Miami-born, nepo-baby Daniel Noboa, president of Ecuador.
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Claudia Sheinbaum Campaign Launch
Hundreds of thousands crowded the Zócalo and beyond in Mexico City. Sheinbaum polling over twice the amount of her nearest competition.
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Mexico City Global Day for Palestine
The demand was made for Mexico to end diplomatic relations with Israel.
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Massive march brings over 20,000 into Mexico City streets for Palestine
Various social and political organizations participated, as well as students and a substantial number of trade unions, including the Sindicato Mexicano de Electricistas and Sindicato de Trabajadores de la UNAM.
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CDMX with Palestine
On Saturday, October 28th, Chilangos marched in solidarity with Palestine from the Angel of Indepence to the Zócalo,
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Mexico City in Solidarity with Palestine
Over 10,000 rallied in Mexico City in solidarity with Palestinians
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XXII Feria Internacional del Libro
For this edition, tributes were made to Almudena Grandes, Rosario Ibarra de Piedra, Carlos Martínez Rentería and Elena Poniatowska.
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Energy Reform Vote
Mexicans gathered at the Chamber of Deputies to show support for a bill to amend the Mexican Constitution regarding the energy sector