Strike at Tornel Rubber Plant: 1,051 Workers Walk
The union say the strike stems from systematic and repeated violations of their collective bargaining agreements and an unsuccessful application of the USMCA Rapid Response Mechanism.
News Briefs
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Pasta de Conchos: Industrial Homicide
Two decades since 65 miners lost their lives, families continue to demand justice. Not all the bodies have been recovered, nor has Grupo México been fully held accountable.
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In Five Years, Mexican Parasites Doubled Fortunes
Not due to individual merit, but because of an unjust economic model that depends on the labor of millions and the resources of the entire national territory, warned Oxfam México.
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From Below, Punching Up: The People’s Tribunal for Justice in Palestine and the Demilitarization of Mexico Reaches Its Verdict
It was to the tribunal’s great credit to make explicit connections to more local social failures & heighten a collective sense of solidarity between the peoples.
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Mexico City Shuts Down Illegal Construction of Airbnbs at Historic Edificio Isabel
Residents protested on February 14th to denounce the eviction of tenants who had lived in the building for decades by the Mier y Pesado Foundation, who have been carrying on illegal construction.
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Families Say 8 Mexicans Murdered by US Airstrikes in the Pacific
Mexican government authorities have yet to confirm the information, while US Southern Command reported on February 16th they had attacked two boats in the eastern Pacific.
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Uncertainty At Vallejo Migrant Camp
The Mexico City government had threatened a “total dismantling of the camp,” but backed off, leaving more than 200 migrants unsure about their future.
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Clicks February 21
Our weekly roundup of stories in the English and Spanish language press on Mexico and Mexican politics, including transit strike, Coca Cola crimes, Cuba solidarity, workweek reduction, anti-trust action against Visa and the USMCA and sovereignty.
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Mexican Energy Dependence & Exposure
Without a planned transition, without genuine diversification, and with declining oil production that no longer guarantees its own market share, Mexico faces a scenario in which neither gas nor oil operate as strategic levers.
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Only 32 Labour Inspectors in Mexico City for Over 460,000 Companies
Between October 2024 and August 2025, the first year of the current local administration, the Labor Secretariat carried out only 592 workplace visits.
