Members of Section 22 of the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE) disrupted an event held by Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum for the second consecutive day, this time in San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula, in the Mixteca region of Oaxaca.
The teachers were protesting against the education reform and the ISSSTE Law, demanding immediate attention to their demands. The protest occurred while the mayor was presenting progress on the Lázaro Cárdenas Plan to improve infrastructure and social programs in the Mixteca region of Oaxaca.
“Comrades, can those with the megaphone hear me? Well, let’s continue because you don’t want to listen,” the mayor said upon realizing it was a demonstration.
The CNTE teachers gathered at the main entrances of the venue where the mayor’s event was taking place, removing some of the barricades erected by security personnel and causing tense moments between attendees and law enforcement.
Although no clashes were reported, the teachers’ presence forced authorities to reinforce security measures and modify access routes to the event.
On Friday, teachers from the CNTE (National Coordinator of Education Workers) intercepted the president’s vehicle before her arrival at the inauguration of the General Zone Hospital Number 13 “September 14th” of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in Chiapas. The teachers demanded the resumption of dialogue with the federal government.
From the car window, the president listened to the Secretary General of Section 7, Isael González Vázquez, who handed her a document outlining the dissident teachers’ labor demands.
“If there’s no solution, the ball won’t roll,” read the banners they carried, alluding to their earlier warning that they might disrupt World Cup activities if no agreement was reached.
“You can see it, you can feel it, the strength of the National Coordinator of Education Workers,” the teachers chanted.
During the brief meeting, the president signed the documents submitted by the teachers, and the conversation concluded with a handshake between Sheinbaum and the union leader.
“We continue to trust in the resumption of negotiations with you,” González said.
The event, with an investment of 2.4 billion pesos and which will benefit 290,000 beneficiaries in the region, was scheduled for noon, but was delayed by more than two hours due to the protests.
“The transformation must continue”: Sheinbaum
At the opening ceremony, Sheinbaum asserted that the Fourth Transformation has maintained its strength since 2018, when the majority of Mexicans chose profound change.
“In 2024 we said: the transformation must continue, and furthermore, it is time for women. The vast majority agree; only a few want to maintain the privileges of the past, but that can no longer be.”
The president emphasized that her government will continue to prioritize the most vulnerable sectors. “There can be no development in Chiapas or in the country if the most needy are not taken care of,” she added.
Context: Last Thursday, November 13, and Friday, November 14, the CNTE (National Coordinator of Education Workers) carried out a 48-hour national strike that included blockades and demonstrations in Mexico City and various states across the country. The action was announced in response to the alleged non-compliance with the agreements regarding the pension system under the 2007 ISSSTE Law, which were to be implemented in early 2025.
Pedro Hernández, secretary of the CNTE, stated that salary deductions have been applied unjustifiably, despite assurances that teachers who participated in the “Day of Struggle” between March and June of this year would not be penalized.
The teachers warned that, if a solution to their demands is not reached, they could take measures that affect the development of the 2026 World Cup.
Source: lasillarota
