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CNTE Launches 48-Hour National Strike as Mexico City Fortifies National Palace and Shuts Congress

The stoppage seeks to force the government back to a resolutive negotiating table after months of stalled talks.

Overview

  • Teachers gathered before dawn in the capital, where police deployed around the historic center and installed multiple rows of metal barriers at the National Palace.
  • The Metro closed Zócalo-Tenochtitlán, Allende and Pino Suárez stations for safety as contingents prepared a march from the Zócalo to the Chamber of Deputies.
  • The Chamber of Deputies closed for November 13, with officials moving to extend the closure to November 14, as the CNTE set a plantón outside the compound and staff were told not to report to work.
  • Coordinated actions rolled out nationwide with caseta “liberations,” blockades and local protests, including municipal building takeovers in Michoacán and a state march planned there for November 14.
  • Segob urged peaceful protest and dialogue, citing prior concessions such as a May pay raise and an ISSSTE retirement age freeze, while the CNTE demanded abrogation of ISSSTE and education reforms and the reinstatement of national and state negotiating tables.