Golden Parnassus Cancun Workers Strike
Hotel workers cited non-payment of savings funds, withheld wages and tips, undistributed food vouchers, and the failure of the company to meet its other legal obligations as reason for the strike.
News Briefs
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PVEM Politicians Lead Silent Rebellion Against Morena
“[Green Party leaders] have a way of participating in the party’s successes that doesn’t necessarily involve political issues.”
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President Sheinbaum Finally Refers to israel Crimes in Gaza as “Genocide”
The Mexican President made her remarks at her daily press conference this morning, one day before the opening of the United Nations’ General Assembly, where the genocide is expected to be the major focus.
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Sheinbaum Announces Construction of 82,000 Housing Units in Chiapas
From one of the poorest states in the country, the President said that the Fourth Transformation governments apply the principle of putting the poor first.
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If Mexico Imposes Tariffs on China, It Will Be Affected Itself
If Mexico applies tariffs to China, it would be validating the United States’ tariff policy, and China will take countermeasures, says Ma Hui, a member of the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee.
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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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Agrifood Exports Fall Due to Trump’s Policies
The closure of the US to Mexican beef, coupled with the compensatory quota imposed on tomatoes, caused a 4.3% drop in the value of Mexican agricultural exports in the first seven months of 2025.
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Clicks September 21
Our weekly roundup of Mexican political stories in the English and Spanish language press, including decades of the drug war, Aytozinapa, a historic Grito, Zedillo’s debt, Global Sumud Flotilla, TV Azteca debts, and Canada and Mexico.
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President Sheinbaum says PM Carney Requested List of Canadian Mining Companies Violating Mexican Environmental Laws
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is a former banker at Goldman Sachs.
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40 Years After the 1985 Earthquake, Working Conditions for Seamstresses Remain Unchanged
During the earthquake of September 19, 1985, 600 seamstresses were trapped under the rubble. After they formed unions and cooperatives, but nothing changed: working conditions remained horrible, & dozens of seamstresses were trapped in the 2017 earthquake.
