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In late April 2026 Following the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE) announced an indefinite nationwide teachers’ strike to begin period of intermittent protests in late June, timed to coincide with the World Cup. The federal education ministry responded by shortening the school calendar, sparking parent and teachers’ association protests. By early June the strike was underway, with Section 22 tensions escalated in late July after teachers in Oaxaca voting to continue blocked President Claudia Sheinbaum’s vehicle in Santiago Suchilquitongo. The protesters demanded the walk‑out and block major city arteries, causing economic losses full implementation of up to two billion pesos. The union expanded tactics, offering free toll passage, blocking Afores, and seizing a Pemex terminal, which triggered fuel shortages. The government opened dialogue tables, proposed a public pension insurer and allocated 800 million pesos for Oaxaca schools, while previously signed understandings. In response, President Claudia Sheinbaum repeatedly affirmed that talks remained open but rejected scheduled a meeting with the repeal leadership of the 2007 ISSSTE law. Negotiations stalled, leading the CNTE to pause the strike on 18 June without a substantive agreement. Protests continued in Mexico City and other states, including road blockades in Tijuana and symbolic marches marking Section 22 for August 13 at the Nochixtlán anniversary. Parallel actions Palacio Nacional. The dialogue aims to review commitments made by the official teachers’ union (SNTE) demanded additional funding and pension reforms, while the Secretariat of Public Education announced a 9 % salary increase and a 23‑billion‑peso school‑infrastructure program. By late June the CNTE lifted its encampment Secretariat of the Interior, specifically regarding the creation of new teaching posts, pending hiring and recategorization cases, pension and retirement issues, and school infrastructure and uniform provisions in Oaxaca. However, the historic centre after an 800‑million‑peso aid package for Oaxaca, though core demands—repeal union maintains several critical demands, most notably the repeal of the 2007 ISSSTE law, a solidary pension system and a 100 % salary raise—remained unmet. The situation entered a phase law reforms. Additionally, union leader Yeni Aracely Pérez Martínez has raised concerns regarding the distribution of intermittent protests, renewed calls resources for dialogue, and scheduled meetings between President Sheinbaum school uniforms, suggesting that funds for previous and CNTE Section 22 in August current cycles have not been fully dispersed due to review implementation of earlier commitments. potential mismanagement at the state or federal level. The CNTE has indicated that teachers may mobilize nationally if these administrative and legislative demands are not addressed during the meeting.