Overview
- The Education Ministry, which announced the 9% raise Friday on Día del Maestro, said it combines base pay, benefits and other recognitions applied in stages.
- SEP said the increase takes effect from January 1, but deposits will follow payroll harmonization with state governments, with new rates and back pay expected in late May or June.
- Some outlets reported the year’s total could reach 10% with an extra 1% in September, a detail not uniformly confirmed by officials.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said schools will host a national consultation to rewrite promotion rules under USICAMM, the teacher career system, and pledged measures to strengthen the pension fund.
- Thousands aligned with the CNTE marched in Mexico City on Friday calling for broader pay and pension changes and warning of a possible national strike, while the SNTE backed the raise but pressed for deeper fixes to hiring, promotions and retirement rules.