Monte de Piedad Union Stands Firm: “Dignity is not negotiable”
“[Management’s] main objective is to preserve the exorbitant salaries they have never been willing to make transparent,” said the SNTNMP’s General Secretary.
“[Management’s] main objective is to preserve the exorbitant salaries they have never been willing to make transparent,” said the SNTNMP’s General Secretary.
Despite the agreement, the Federal Labour complaint will go forward, as it relates to alleged violations of the Contract Law and individual rights of workers.
“It is not the union’s fault, but rather the intransigence of the authorities of this institution who have violated the provisions of our Collective Bargaining Agreement,” a union rep said.
Photos of the Mexican teachers actions at private banks in Mexico City which manage workers pensions, whether anyone wants them to or not.
Today is the third and final day of the 72-hour teachers strike.
The tire plant workers unease stems from an attack they suffered early Wednesday morning, when armed men shot and wounded four employees on the picket-line.
An armed shock group assaulted striking workers at the Tornel Rubber plant in Tultitlán, Mexico state, shooting four workers and injuring many more, provoking condemnation from Centre International de Solidarité Ouvrière.
How is it possible that, in 2026, Mexican workers still have to physically defend themselves against armed groups while simultaneously fighting for their rights and class interests?
Teachers said they had met several times with President AMLO, who told them the ISSSTE Law couldn’t be repealed because they didn’t have a majority in Congress, “now they tell us it’s because there are no resources.”
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.