Tamaulipas SNTE Section 30 leadership candidates accused of serving opposition

Three aspirants to the leadership of Section 30 of the National Union of Education Workers (SNTE) in Tamaulipas—Abelardo Ibarra Villanueva, Naif José Hamscho Ibarra and Enrique Meléndez Pérez—are being criticised for aligning with the opposition PAN and conducting pro‑seletist activities outside union regulations. The commentary argues that their actions risk undermining SNTE’s traditional support for the governing Morena party, whose national leader Alfonso Cepeda Salas serves as a Morena senator, and notes that state deputy Blanca Anzaldúa Nájera sits on the Morena bench. The union’s current leadership is said to maintain close ties with the state government, a relationship that helped pass the Institute of Social Security and Welfare Law (IPSSET), guaranteeing pensions for state teachers and officials for the next 25 years. The articles warn that the candidates’ approach could damage the union’s political standing and internal cohesion.