Mexico's CNTE ends three‑week capital protest after government pact and 800 million‑peso aid

The Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE) withdrew its encampments from the historic centre of Mexico City on 22 June 2026, declaring a strategic pause in its national strike. The decision was taken at the Asamblea Nacional Representativa, with 12,818 teachers voting for the cessation and thousands more returning to their states to reorganise.

The protest, which began in early June, had blocked key arteries in the centre, prompting the Cámara Nacional de Comercio, Servicios y Turismo de la Ciudad de México to report estimated commercial losses of about 800 million pesos over 17 days. Thousands of small‑business owners saw daily sales drop by 80‑90 percent.

During negotiations, Education Secretary Mario Delgado announced that 800 million pesos already earmarked for Oaxaca’s education budget would be used for infrastructure and teaching materials, rejecting claims that the funds were paid to end the protest. The union’s core demands remain the repeal of the 2007 ISSSTE law, better pension schemes and improved labour conditions.

Separately, teachers from the state‑level Coordinadora Estatal de Trabajadores de la Educación de Guerrero (CETEG) ended a four‑hour highway blockade after reaching a 22‑point agreement that raises bonuses and pledges pension incentives. Both episodes reflect ongoing pressure from Mexico’s dissident teacher movement despite the temporary halt in street actions.