Tornel Workers Fear More Attacks Ahead of Strike Referendum
The tire plant workers unease stems from an attack they suffered early Wednesday morning, when armed men shot and wounded four employees on the picket-line.
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30 Tons of Aid Departs for Cuba from Puerto Progreso, Yucatán
Mexican and foreign activists worked together to load the Granma 2.0 vessel, which should arrive on the island in two days.
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Quebec Labour Group CISO Denounces Shooting of Striking Tornel Workers
An armed shock group assaulted striking workers at the Tornel Rubber plant in Tultitlán, Mexico state, shooting four workers and injuring many more, provoking condemnation from Centre International de Solidarité Ouvrière.
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CNTE Rejects “Delaying Talks” with Education Secretariat; Insists on Dialogue with President Sheinbaum
Teachers said they had met several times with President AMLO, who told them the ISSSTE Law couldn’t be repealed because they didn’t have a majority in Congress, “now they tell us it’s because there are no resources.”
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REMA Accuses Zacatecas of Expediting Mining Project Approvals
The Mexican Network of People Affected by Mining believes the government is expediting environmental permits without considering the cumulative impacts in regions that already face overexploitation of aquifers & environmental degradation.
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CNTE Teachers Will Blockade Mexico City’s Reforma
The striking teachers indicated that as part of their 72-hour National Strike, they will continue protesting the Mexican government’s failure to comply with agreements reached in tripartite meetings and to demand repeal of the 2007 ISSSTE Law.
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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.”
