Overview
- Hundreds of retirees held coordinated demonstrations at CFE offices in Morelia, Mexico City and cities in Sinaloa, Tamaulipas and Morelos, actions that took place on Friday and Saturday to collect testimonies and petitions.
- Protesters report pension reductions ranging roughly from 30 percent to as much as 70 percent and say the cuts hit workers with about 30 years of service hardest.
- The Alianza Nacional de Jubilados announced a national consultation called 'México por la justicia y los derechos' to publicize cases and gather demands, according to the alliance’s spokesperson.
- Organizers are calling for repeal of the second transitory provision of the Article 127 reform and for guarantees against retroactive changes to acquired pension rights, and the coverage includes no government reversal or official remedy so far.
- The dispute centers on Article 127 limits that protesters say apply to CFE, Pemex, Luz y Fuerza and some development banks while excluding sectors such as the Armed Forces and the Judiciary, a mix that fuels claims of unequal treatment and threatens retirees’ ability to pay for medicine and other needs.