4 Workers Shot: Striking Workers Attacked at Tornel Rubber’s Tultitlán Plant
Around 4:30 AM, about 60 armed men with sticks and firearms began attacking the workers, who managed to capture two of the attackers.
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Police Arrest Activists in PAN-Controlled Mayor’s Office Who Exposed Park Privatization
The residents have been organizing against the privatization of the park by PANista Mauricio Tabe, who signed an agreement to close the park for four months for a private Alice in Wonderland show.
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CNTE’s 72 Hour National Strike Begins, Vows World Cup Protests if Demands Not Met
The union emphasized their demand is that “the negotiation table be resumed with President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, who has failed to keep her promise to repeal the 2007 ISSSTE Law.”
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Sheinbaum: Education Secretariat Will Meet with CNTE Teachers During 72 Hour Strike
President Sheinbaum said that education officials will address demands that are “feasible to meet.”
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The Miyawaki Method: A Japanese Technique Helping Restore Green Areas in the Valley of Mexico
The ultra-accelerated reforestation technique seeks not only to “plant trees”, but to create self-sufficient ecosystems.
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General Motors & SINTTIA Union Resume Talks: Workers Form Strike Committee
For a plant of 7,000 workers, the mobilization of a strike committee of 300 sends a clear message to GM: a willingness to reach an agreement doesn’t imply a renunciation of their demands.
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Mexico’s Ministry of Health says Vaccinations Working: 30% Fewer Active Measles Cases
The public’s response to the call to get vaccinated against the virus has begun to show results in the country, with a reduction in active cases and a downward trend.
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Women Financing Child Support & Violence Lawsuits in 100 Peso Installments
Rojo y Morado, an organization of 30 lawyers, offer support during legal processes that can last up to a year and a half and cost between 12 and 15 thousand pesos, which opens a way to pursue cases that were previously abandoned due to lack of money.
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Housing Law Reform Boosts Legal Protection Against Forced Evictions in Mexico
Enshrining security of tenure specifies that this is the “condition that guarantees that the occupants of the dwelling have legal protection against forced evictions, harassment or other threats, whatever the type of tenure.”
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CNTE Teachers Will Hold National Strike March 18th to 20th; Sit-in at Mexico City’s Zócalo
The CNTE urged unions and workers to join actions to demand repeal of the 2007 ISSSTE Law, & for the defense of a social security system that “provides all with health services and decent pensions.”
