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CNTE Ends San Lázaro Camp, Threatens New 72-Hour Strike

Federal authorities report limited classroom disruption, pledging dialogue with teachers.

Overview

  • After two days of mobilizations, dissident teachers dismantled their camp outside the Chamber of Deputies and declared the national stoppage over, with participants returning to their home states.
  • CNTE leaders warned they will escalate if demands go unmet, floating a 72-hour walkout, airport blockades and even actions targeting 2026 World Cup activities.
  • Actions included toll-booth seizures on key routes such as MéxicoPuebla and México–Cuernavaca and confrontations with police near Palacio Nacional and at San Lázaro that hindered access to the legislature.
  • The Education Ministry said about 90% of schools operated normally, reporting 20,377 basic-education sites suspended classes out of 202,188 nationwide.
  • The federal government reaffirmed a commitment to dialogue as the union pressed demands including repeal of the 2007 ISSSTE law, and teachers in Chiapas briefly blocked access to the state’s main airport without disrupting flights.