In the railroad union “the word successor does not exist”

Jared Laureles and Jessica Xantomila

La Jornada Newspaper
Friday, November 8, 2024, p. 9

The word successor does not exist here, he is and will be the only and maximum leader of this great family, Víctor Flores Moraleswas the message that the leadership of the railroad union spread among hundreds of members who attended the inauguration, for six more years, of the octogenarian leader who faces a criminal complaint for alleged fraud against unionized retirees.

In his speech with which he inaugurated the new period that will take him to celebrate 36 years at the head of the union, which brings together more than 15 thousand workers, Flores Morales highlighted that with the recent election there have been many years in which there has been a single payroll. , and thus made invisible the complaints of dissidents who in each process accuse repression of those who dare to compete with them.

“Because of you and your clean, transparent vote, we were elected in this election (sic). This is called unity… it is called loyalty to a servant and to the entire [Comité] National Executive,” he told his supporters, including train drivers and garroteros from different states of the country, dressed in caps and red t-shirts, who at every opportunity threw batons and sounded their noisemakers, in addition to the traditional whistle of a locomotive.

Where are you, bastard?

To the celebration of the callRed Furyat the headquarters of the Railway Workers Union of the Mexican Republic (STFRM), senators and deputies came to give their support, many of them from Morena, as well as directors of railway companies such as Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Ferrosur, and other leaders unions.

Special mention was given to deputy Pedro Haces, who was not seen on the stand, but photos of him circulated inside the union building: I want to congratulate a friend, a brother, Pedro Haces. Where are you, bastard? He just retired, he couldn’t stand itsaid Flores.

Another who was also celebrated by the STFRM leader was the Morenoist senator Emmanuel Reyes Carmona, a member of the Light of the World, to whom he told that you already have railway blood after thanking him for his work and support what you have given usas well as for bringing your band of deputies and senators.

Representatives of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare and the Federal Labor Center attended the celebration, after this week that center confirmed that it granted Flores the approval for the period 2024-2030, despite the fact that the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic asked a judge to issue an arrest warrant against him for alleged fraud, since He has not been strictly prosecuted, much less sentenced..

Ismael Santos Loyo, national secretary of Adjustments of the STFRM, asked the labor authorities to transmit to President Claudia Sheinbaum that here there is a qualified hand to manage passenger trains and that Flores Morales Gets on the train of success that she is driving.

For the treat on Railroad Day, lasting more than six hours, dozens of tables were set up for workers and their families, who enjoyed a taquiza, and were entertained by the mariachi Gama Mil, a show by the comedian Platanito Show and the Adventurous play.