[StJacques]

Well; beyond the factual details given in the above article, I am not sure what it will mean in the final analysis. Even though the teacher's union says that it is not bowing to political pressure, there was movement late last week within the national organization of the SNTE to purge the Oaxacan teachers from their ranks. This would have meant the loss of a paycheck, which many of you may be surprised to learn the striking teachers have been receiving from the outset. Elba Esther Gordillo, one of the most controversial figures in Mexican politics, who holds quite a bit of stroke within the SNTE, publicly stated that the Oaxacan teachers should be removed from the ranks of the union.

I will be very interested in seeing whether or not this means that APPO is now out on a limb. They began taking over state government offices in Oaxaca this week, as was discussed in an earlier thread. So we'll just take this one step at a time and see what happens.

[StJacques]

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[okie01]

Sounds like the air is going out of the balloon.

None too soon, I'd say.

[DaoPian]

I'm not holding my breath, but could it all come down to something as simple as a paycheck?

The split with Section 22 was mentioned here:
National SNTE threatens to dump local teachers

Interesting thing how the minimum wage is zoned down there. IMHO if your still taking pay, you can't say your on strike. Paying "striking" workers just seems wrong.

[A CA Guy]

Thanks.

[norton]

An animal is most dangerous when cornered and I'd say that the socialists and which ever elite might gain from destabilization were cornered just about now.

[Enterprise]

No pay no work Bump!!