CNTE Announces Indefinite Strike in June During World Cup
Teachers consider the strike a “political necessity given the lack of response to the demands for the repeal of the Peña-AMLO education reform and the 2007 ISSSTE Law.”
Labor
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Morena Deputies Propose Making Mother’s Day a Paid Holiday
Mexico is one of the countries with the fewest mandatory rest days for workers, the last holiday was added in 1987.
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Volkswagen México Has 15 Days to Comply With Rulings on Anti-union Discrimination
Workers Victor Larios and Vladimir Giron hope to return to their original jobs.
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Government Handing Telmex Over to Carlos Slim for 30 More Years Violates Labour Rights: Telephone Workers
The new concession weakens regulations, the necessity of updating technology and opens the door to even more profiteering & union-busting by one of Mexico’s wealthiest billionaires.
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Teaching History in Mexico & Its Importance in the Teachers Movement
With the passing of Enrique Ávila Carrillo, one of the founders of the CNTE, the democratic Mexican teaching movement loses one of its most committed intellectuals.
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Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies Discussing Plant Closure Legislation
Unjustified collective dismissals could face fines of up to $475,636USD.
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Camino Rojo & The Narco Cover-up
The state’s unwillingness to deal with criminality & union-busting at Camino Rojo means the Canadian corporation Orla Mining is laughing all the way to the bank, along with its drug-trafficking cronies who protect its interests at gunpoint.
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17.1 Million Workers in Mexico Don’t Have an Employment Contract
As of February, 41.4% of all subordinate workers did not have a written contract, an increase of 0.7% compared to the end of 2025.
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Labour Congress Rules Out Holding International Workers Day Rally on May 1st at CDMX Zócalo
The trade union organization won’t be participating, but President Reyes Soberanis Moreno recommends organizations that do participate include his Congress’ logo.
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Striking Tornel Workers File Second Labour Complaint with USMCA Panel
Almost a month after the shooting attack on the picket line in which four workers were injured, the Secretariat of Labour and Social Welfare has not come to carry out any inspection.
