CNTE Announces 72 Hour National Strike & March to Mexico City’s Zócalo
This article by Lilian Hernández Osorio originally appeared in the March 2, 2026 edition of La Jornada, Mexico’s premier left wing daily newspaper.
Mexico City. The National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE) has decided to hold a 72-hour national strike on March 18, 19, and 20, as well as a march from the Angel of Independence to the Zócalo on the first day of the mobilizations.
The National Representative Assembly resolved that they will indeed carry out this suspension of activities throughout the country, as well as demonstrations demanding decent pensions and security for the school community.
Among the agreements announced at the assembly, the dissident national teachers’ union reported that on March 18 they will hold a march in Mexico City, as well as in other parts of the country, with the aim of reiterating their demands.
However, they also indicated that during this national march, they will make a “courtesy visit” to the embassies of the countries that committed atrocities against Iran, to show their rejection of the imperialism that the United States is pursuing.
They also indicated that they will continue with the national brigade to build strength for the 72-hour national strike and that this will allow them to advance in resolving their demands to the State.
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