Tornel Strike Resolution Hinges on 40 Hour Workweek & Tornel’s Legal Obligations
The tire plant strike attracted international attention after four workers were shot during a mid-March attack on the picket line by a shockgroup of over 60.
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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.”
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Mexico’s Arbitration Board Orders Reinstallation of Honda Union Leader Fired in 2010
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.
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CNTE Announces National Strike on June 1st & Occupation of Mexico City’s Zócalo
Union leadership says “the President of the Republic’s refusal to address our legitimate demands” led to the consensus to begin the national strike.
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CNTE Defines its Political Course for Repeal of 2007 ISSSTE Law
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.”
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Coahuila State Police Attack, Disperse Protest by Workers from AHMSA Steel Company
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.
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Informality Reigns Among Workers
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.
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Monte de Piedad Board Rejects Appearance Before Court
1,800 workers have been without income or benefits since the strike began in October 2025.
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Judging the Crimes of Fascist US Imperialism
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.
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School Administrators, Parents, Teachers & Unions Reject Premature End of Mexican School Year
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.”
