Mexico City Workers Call for Unity on May Day; “there are still many labour problems”
“Unity is not only found at the dialogue table but also at this event of workers and workers,” Isaías González of CROC stated.
News Briefs
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Mexico’s Education Secretariat Will Meet with CNTE Teachers on International Workers Day
Secretary Delgado says “there is no need for demonstrations” in the streets, but stressed, “we are respectful” of the decisions they make.
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Glyphosate: the Legal & Political Battle That Defines the Future of the World’s Most Widely Used Herbicide
A US Supreme Court decision on cancer & agrochemicals is taking place as the Trump administration declares glyphosate a national security priority.
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President Sheinbaum Presents Steel Industry Supports
Mexico’s steel industry, one of the few not dominated by foreign capital, has been hard-hit by tariffs placed on it by US President Donald Trump.
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Mexican Unions Demand Direct Dialogue with President Sheinbaum on May 1st, International Workers Day
Unions say the priority is for the President to hear firsthand the needs of the workers and improve their conditions “in a more real sense”.
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Delgado Asks CNTE Not To Obstruct World Cup
Mexico’s Secretary of Education worries for the success of the ostensible international sporting event marked by proximity to, & encouragement of, human trafficking, labour exploitation, real estate speculation and fascist collaboration.
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CIA Agents Killed in Chihuahua Were Carrying Weapons & Wearing Uniforms
A new photo contradicts the Chihuahua Prosecutor’s story about the two CIA agents, operating illegally in Mexico, who died in Chihuahua last week.
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Mexico’s Current Minimum Wage Buys 1.94 Basic Basket of Goods; in 2018, it was 0.78
The National Minimum Wage Commission says that last year’s wage increase still outpaced even the sharp inflation which hit the basic basket of goods.
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Parents of Ayotzinapa 43 Accuse Government of Stagnant Investigation
Families say there has been no response to the points they raised when meeting with President Sheinbaum, last November, nor has a follow-up meeting been scheduled, as promised.
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Yoreme Communities Halt Start of Mega-methanol Project in Ohuira Bay
US Ambassador to Mexico & former CIA agent Ronald Johnson warned canceling the project would send a negative signal to US investors.
