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CNTE Section 22 Teachers Block Oaxaca Roads Over Unpaid Overtime After Talks Collapse

Union leaders set a Monday deadline for a concrete proposal as they prepare a 48-hour strike in November.

Overview

  • Technical secondary teachers in Oaxaca launched road blockades to demand payment of overtime they say has been owed for a decade.
  • Union representative Rafael Vásquez Cortés reported 10,133 overtime hours are owed to 1,383 educators and said authorities are trading blame over the funds.
  • The federal Education Secretariat, led by Mario Delgado, denied that the state returned the allocated money and indicated the only available option is tapping 2026 budget resources.
  • Oaxaca’s education institute director Emilio Montero said the demand has been addressed and attributed delays to teachers submitting documentation late.
  • CNTE leaders walked out of a 10-hour tripartite session led by Interior Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez, issued an ultimatum for a proposal by next Monday, and reaffirmed demands including repeal of the 2007 ISSSTE law.