Sheinbaum: 40 Hour Work Debate & Vote Delayed til February 2026
This article by Alonso Urrutia and Emir Olivares originally appeared in the November 24, 2025 edition of La Jornada, Mexico’s premier left wing daily newspaper.
Mexico City. Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum stated that she has not yet sent the reform initiative to Congress for the implementation of the 40-hour workweek because she is seeking the broadest possible consensus between representatives of the business sector and union leaders.
President Sheinbaum said that work is also underway on the minimum wage increase for 2026, seeking to reach it through consensus. She noted that in many areas, they are striving to make decisions by consensus with the stakeholders involved, as is the case with the maximum price of regular gasoline or the agreement with supermarket chains regarding the price of basic goods.
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Mexican Book Fairs
“Book fairs in Mexico are among the great gatherings that speak of how a people nourishes itself on books,” observes Poniatowska.
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The Morena, PT, and PVEM Coalition Is Necessary to Stop the Right, Anaya Says
PT leader Alberto Anaya says there has never been a problem with Sheinbaum, while PAN’s Jorge Romero confirms an alliance with the PRI in Chihuahua.
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“Washington Stole the Election from Me. It Happened in Honduras and It Can Happen in Mexico”
In an interview with Sin Embargo, the Honduran ex-candidate says Trump’s attacks and the Juan Orlando Hernández pardon were a planned operation, and urges the left to organize.
