Day Labourer Shot by National Guard
“It’s a miracle Marcelino is alive. We only ask that the authorities investigate this serious crime because they shot without any justification and directly at families.”
“It’s a miracle Marcelino is alive. We only ask that the authorities investigate this serious crime because they shot without any justification and directly at families.”
Jose Luis Solorio Alcala was fired in 2010 along with other workers after the creation of an independent union at the Honda plant in El Salto, Jalisco.
Union leadership says “the President of the Republic’s refusal to address our legitimate demands” led to the consensus to begin the national strike.
The Mexican teachers say they “are in a battle against financial forces that refuse to be challenged,” and that they “will have to build bridges with many organizations affected by pensions.”
Nine workers were arrested and several injured, as workers demand payment of their salaries and severance, which have been owed to them for more than three years.
Mexico’s enduring high levels of informality means the progress seen in recent years with minimum wage increases & vacations has not had the desired impact.
1,800 workers have been without income or benefits since the strike began in October 2025.
The International Anti-Imperialist and Anti-Fascist Meeting, held at the headquarters of Mexico’s Electrical Workers Union, aimed to confront the onslaughts of US imperialism.
The Secretariat of Education cut 28 days of classes, provoking protest amongst those who see the government “protecting the interests of the business class in the context of the World Cup.”
More than 72 percent of unpaid domestic and care tasks are performed by women; a core part of the daily functioning of the economy that remains outside of remuneration schemes.