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news El Financiero 2026-06-07

CNTE Strike's Cost: Pension Reforms and Fiscal Constraints Block Teacher Demands

The CNTE teachers' union is demanding a 100% salary increase and the repeal of the 2007 ISSSTE law, but the government cites lack of budget for such demands. The union is using protests, potentially including the World Cup, to pressure negotiations.

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