Mexico's CNTE rejects government proposals, expands strike and offers toll‑free entry to CDMX

The Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE) held its Asamblea Nacional Representativa with 249 delegates and voted to reject the federal government's proposals on education, pensions and social security, calling them insufficient. The union reaffirmed its core demands: repeal the education reforms enacted under Peña Nieto, López Obrador and Sheinbaum and eliminate the 2007 ISSSTE law. It also resolved to strengthen the nationwide strike, keep the protest camp in Mexico City and broaden mobilisations across more than 20 states.

CNTE set up a political commission to coordinate the protest, sought reparations for injured teachers in Guerrero, and demanded the release of activists Kenia Inés Hernández Montalván and Jessie Alejandro Montaño Sánchez, whom it says are political prisoners. On 15 June, the union announced that toll booths on main access routes to Mexico City would allow free passage for motorists, a measure that could be replicated in other states. A press conference was scheduled for 10:00 a.m. to outline further actions.