From the Correspondents
The newspaper La Jornada
Wednesday, August 21, 2024, p. 4
Some 600 unionized and trusted workers of the Federal Judicial Branch (PJF) in Cancún, Quintana Roo, joined yesterday the work stoppage that began last Monday in at least 26 states, in rejection of the judicial reform promoted by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the Morena party and their allies in the Congress of the Union.
Lawyers, judges and administrative staff stood in front of the main entrance in downtown Cancún and announced that they will attend to urgent cases, such as amparos and those provided for by law, but will close the rest of the services for an indefinite period, until San Lázaro hears their proposals, as they are open to reforms, but well planned. not of occurrences
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Meanwhile, in the city of Chihuahua, employees who are also trusted and unionized announced that they will join the protest starting this Wednesday. In a statement they read, they announced: The working class decided to take decisive action, so the work of the PJF is indefinitely suspended until our requests are heard and reflected in the Constitution. We only have to apologize for the inconvenience, but know that we are defending Mexico from the abuses of authoritarian power.
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In Tamaulipas, some 200 PJF workers marched against the amendment with banners and signs from Praxedis Balboa Boulevard to the state Congress.
Meanwhile, in Tlaxcala, employees of that sector also demonstrated in the capital demanding that any reform to the Constitution that would violate their labor rights and, above all, the autonomy and administration of justice in the country be avoided.
In Baja California, Guerrero and Morelos, the strikers continued their protest, which yesterday lasted two days.
