Overview
- A coordinated paro de labores that began Friday affected personnel in at least 17 states and hit multiple federal courthouse buildings in Mexico City, with some sites occupied and local road blockages reported.
- The action follows the OAJ’s publication on Nov. 5 in the Diario Oficial de la Federación of the 2026 Evaluation of Career Judicial Personnel agreement, which the OAJ says took formal effect with that posting.
- The OAJ insists the first application of the scheme in early and mid-December is diagnostic and will not carry immediate labor consequences, but the published calendar lists test dates including Dec. 1, 4, 8, 14 and 15.
- Workers object to the scoring system — a knowledge exam reportedly counting for 40% and the rest based on supervisors’ assessments and other factors — and say failing could lead to sanctions despite remedies the OAJ and the ENFJ describe, such as remedial courses, extraordinary exams and review processes.
- Protesters are demanding the agreement be left without effect, more continuous training and transparent criteria; the stoppages have suspended some services and could force talks or a postponement of December tests if authorities do not negotiate changes.