Chair Law Not Being Enforced in Mexico City, Two Months After Passing
Some of Mexico City’s least compensated employees, such as grocery baggers – retirees who work only for tips – are being denied their right to use chairs during their shifts.
Labour
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Nissan Workers Dissatisfied with CATEM Union
Workers say they have not been given what was promised, in addition to little support for deaths, and a high charge for union dues.
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Over 14,000 Mexicans in USA Join IMSS as Independent Workers
In addition to medical, hospital, and pharmaceutical care, self-employed members receive benefits such as workers’ compensation insurance; financial support in the event of disability or death; retirement, old-age, and severance pay; as well as access to childcare and social benefits
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Court Orders Tizapa Mining to Pay 100% of Lost Wages to Striking Workers
Section 219 of Los Mineros have been on strike since April 2024, while the company has been accused of controlling and favouring a competing union FRENTE.
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Teachers In the Streets
All the teachers’ demands are justified, and repeal of the ISSSTE would not just benefit all public sector workers, but all workers, says teacher Ángel Custodio Guadarrama in this interview.
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CULTURAL EVENTS IN CDMX PARK RETURN TO PUBLIC CONTROL
The Parque Bicentenario concession, previously privatized by the Peña Nieto government, will return to public hands, with the Secretary of Culture and CDMX government ensuring there are no corporate events.
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CNTE BLOCKS ROADS IN MEXICO CITY
“The average real salary of a teacher is between 14 and 15 thousand pesos per month ($725-$775USD), which is totally insufficient to support a family.”
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SHEINBAUM: DIALOGUE WITH CNTE IS PERMANENT
President Sheinbaum made the comments amid the striking teachers’ blockade of the National Palace prior to the morning press conference.
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MAY DAY: WORKING HOURS REDUCTION: UNION DEMAND
Reducing the workweek, pension reform, and eliminating taxes on benefits are some of the main demands that unions will raise during the International Workers Day march.
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INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY: THE UNION ANSWER TO TARIFFS & DEPORTATIONS
A working class that is divided, both within the U.S. and across North America, is easier to exploit. Corporations have greatly profited from our divisions over the three decades since NAFTA was enacted.
