CNTE teachers block Reforma avenue before World Cup 2026 kickoff in Mexico City
On June 10 2026, members of the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE) staged a blockade at the Glorieta del Caballito, the intersection of Paseo de la Reforma and Bucareli in Mexico City. The protest caused traffic slow‑downs and intermittent closures on one of the capital’s main thoroughfares. Teachers were awaiting the results of a negotiation table with the federal interior ministry (Segob) and demanded salary improvements, pension reforms, and the repeal of the 2007 ISSSTE law.
A separate CNTE contingent moved toward the Mexico City International Airport (AICM), prompting a heightened security operation that included police and navy forces. Terminals 1, 2 and 3 of Terminal 1 were closed, and metro service at several stations was suspended. The teachers’ chant, “¡Si no hay solución, no rodará el balón!” underscored the link between the strike and the impending World Cup, which opens the next day at the new Estadio Ciudad de México. President Claudia Sheinbaum said the event’s organization remains under control while the government continues dialogue with the unions.