Overview
- On October 17, teachers halted classes and mobilized across Oaxaca, Chiapas, Michoacán and Guerrero, with thousands of schools closed including roughly 2,500 in Michoacán.
- Oaxaca’s Section 22 shut schools statewide, blocked key Isthmus corridors, took over a Pemex storage and dispatch terminal, and controlled toll booths to allow free passage.
- Chiapas’ Section 7 blocked access points to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and nearby highways as leaders pressed for a meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum and cited about 500 million pesos in unpaid obligations to educators.
- In Guerrero, CETEG blocked parts of the Autopista del Sol, disrupted traffic on Acapulco’s Costera Miguel Alemán, and seized an ISSSTE delegation office during coordinated actions.
- Organizers laid out an escalation path to 48-hour actions in November and 72-hour stoppages in December, while some demonstrators warned of protests during the 2026 World Cup if demands go unmet.