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.
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.”
President Sheinbaum said that education officials will address demands that are “feasible to meet.”
The CNTE urged unions and workers to join actions to demand repeal of the 2007 ISSSTE Law, & for the defense of a social security system that “provides all with health services and decent pensions.”
Section 9’s General Secretary said a strike during the World Cup could be avoided by President Sheinbaum keeping her promise to repeal the 2007 ISSSTE Law and meeting other demands.
The class-conscious teachers union will also make “courtesy visits” to the embassies of countries who committed atrocities against Iran, to show their rejection of US imperialism.
Trained teachers were protesting the lack of placements, while the CNTE union demanded the state government meet its hiring and salary obligations.
Critics point to the alternative teaching and learning model of the CNTE, which aims to bring students and the community closer together.
The teachers union will mobilize to ensure the Mexican President honours her 2024 campaign promise.
The CNTE teachers’ union leadership pointed out that the federal government “has only offered delaying tactics; its statements are far from the reality experienced by thousands of teachers throughout the country.”