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Mexico Invites CNTE to Talks at Segob

The meeting could lead to a jointly drafted law to abolish USICAMM.

Overview

  • The federal government formally invited the CNTE national commission to a working table at Segob's Bucareli building at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday to seek agreements through dialogue.
  • SEP Secretary Mario Delgado said the administration is open to a respectful, constructive discussion and explicitly invited teachers to co‑draft the legislative initiative to eliminate USICAMM, a central CNTE demand.
  • Officials cited a presidential decree published last year that lowered the minimum pension age under the ISSSTE transitory regime as evidence of responsiveness to teachers’ retirement concerns.
  • The invitation follows large CNTE mobilizations and the installation of a second plantón on Avenida 20 de Noviembre near the Zócalo, clashes with police that left several teachers injured, and sustained pressure for direct talks.
  • USICAMM governs teacher career and promotion rules, so its proposed abolition would reshape how teachers advance and protect labor rights; the key next steps to watch are whether CNTE accepts the offer and whether talks produce concrete legislative language or binding assurances.