Overview
- In Mexico, the CNTE dismantled its San Lázaro encampment after 48 hours, warned of a new 72-hour strike, and carried out tollbooth “paso libre” actions and localized blockades, including restricted access to the Chiapas airport.
- In Peru, SUTEP’s 24-hour national stoppage on November 13 drew large marches in Lima and regions with demands for approval of pensions bill 3468, payment of pending bonuses, salary increases, and the 6% of GDP target for education, prompting temporary closures of Metropolitano stations.
- Regional reports in Peru cited more than 20,000 participants in Piura and about 5,000 in Chiclayo, with union leaders pressing Congress to vote on the pensions bill by November 30 and some university unions, such as SUDUNAP in Iquitos, vowing to keep indefinite measures.
- In Argentina, a 72-hour strike by national university staff from November 12–14 pressed for implementation of the University Financing Law, salary updates, and restoration of FoNID, with union data citing nearly a 44% loss of purchasing power since late 2023 and officials rejecting the raises sought.
- With the immediate actions wrapped up or paused, unions across the three countries are keeping pressure on budget talks and legislative timelines and signal readiness to escalate if talks stall or commitments are not executed.