Total strike in 20 high school campuses
The workers of the Colegio de Bachilleres in CDMX and Edomex crossed their arms since early this Thursday. The reason is simple: zero responses to their Collective Contract and a list of 14 demands that has been gathering dust.
The Independent Union (SINTCB) points out three deadlocks that no one wants to move. 241 vacant administrative positions that remain locked, a retroactive payment for changing teaching categories that seems like a campaign promise, and the total absence of an institutional proposal to fix this disaster.
“Three of the key points do not show progress,” the SINTCB reported on the release of places, late payment and the lack of proposals.
Now, not everything is a wall. The union recognizes some progress, such as the delivery of updated appointments. There is also hope for those who are in interim positions: they could access permanent positions… if they ever release those phantom vacancies.
What workers really ask for
The list is long and revealing. They ask for respect for their schedules – something that should be basic –, decent work materials and clothing, and real training to teach. They also require that incidents in their assistance be correctly justified and, pay attention to this, the payment of invoices for orthopedic devices and prostheses. Yes, you read that right.
Meanwhile, the School management issues its standard statement. They say they maintain a “willingness to dialogue” and continue with working groups. The same song that we have heard in every public sector labor conflict. Workers no longer buy the broken record.
The question now is how long this paralysis will last and who will give in first. The campuses are still, the demands are on the table, and the clock is ticking.
