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End of USICAMM and national consultation

The general secretary of the SNTE, Alfonso Cepeda Salas, stated that the System Unit for the Career of Teachers (USICAMM) will be eliminated during the next regular session of the Congress of the Union. The statement occurred in a meeting with the union structure of sections 9 and 10 in Mexico City.

Cepeda highlighted that the permanent dialogue with the federal government has strengthened teacher representation and allowed us to recover spaces for participation in labor decisions. He also thanked President Claudia Sheinbaum for the support of the SNTE as the legal representative of education workers.

The leader pointed out that one of the union’s central objectives is to build a new mechanism that replaces USICAMM. To this end, the federal government will begin a national consultation in August with the purpose of collecting proposals from teachers. The goal is to design a more transparent, equitable and respectful model of labor rights.

Advances in working conditions

Cepeda also highlighted that, thanks to the recovery of bilaterality between the SNTE and the Ministry of Public Education (SEP), progress has been made in basification, labor mobility, promotions, recategorizations, payment of benefits and respect for acquired rights. The national consultation seeks to consolidate these achievements and address historical demands of the teaching profession.

Naval exercise in Veracruz

Elements of the Mexican Navy-Secretariat of the Navy carried out a Level V training exercise in the First Naval Region, based in the port of Veracruz. The activity combined naval, air, amphibious and special operations interventions to evaluate the capacity for coordinated response to maritime and national sovereignty risks.

Two tactical scenarios

The exercise, called “Defense in Depth”, included two scenarios representative of real operations. In the first, a semi-submersible vessel allegedly linked to illicit activities was detected, followed and intercepted. An ocean patrol, a Panther helicopter and an interceptor patrol participated. Marine Corps personnel carried out the boarding using rope techniques and neutralized the alleged offenders.

In the second scenario, the capture of a high-value target was simulated. Hours earlier, combat divers carried out reconnaissance and marking safe areas. Subsequently, Marine Corps troops were inserted into Zodiac boats and used fast rope, rappelling, and low-altitude infiltration parachuting techniques. Direct action allowed the target to be secured and extracted.

During the operation, the target received support from other violators, which were controlled with covering fire from Texan aircraft. The phased integration of capabilities reflected the tripartite division of assault teams, security with amphibious commands and paratrooper support.

The exercise demonstrated effectiveness in detecting, identifying and neutralizing threats from offshore through successive layers of surveillance, presence and intervention.

The communicator Marcos Ramos, director of the digital media Real Cintalapa, is recovering from the armed attack he suffered on June 30. Sources from the Chiapas Health Secretariat confirmed that “he is recovering, is out of danger and is recovering.”

Details of the attack

Ramos was attacked with shots in the municipal seat of Cintalapa, after broadcasting on social networks the celebrations for the victory of the Mexican National Team over Ecuador. The incident occurred near the IMSS hospital, where he was admitted in an emergency.

17 days after the attack, the journalist is in the process of recovery. He received four gunshot wounds, but none of them affected vital organs. “He is now out of danger,” said the source consulted.

Evolution and custody

After the attack, due to the severity of his injuries, Ramos was transferred to the Gilberto Gómez Maza hospital in Tuxtla Gutiérrez. There he remains in police custody while he continues his convalescence.