Day 606 — CNTE Sección 22 Extraordinary Assembly Formally Votes to Join June 1 National Strike; Section Leader Declares Core Demands Unmet

On May 30, 2026 (Day 606 — a Saturday with no mañanera), the CNTE's Sección 22 (Oaxaca teachers' section, the union's largest with approximately 70,000 members) convened an extraordinary state assembly in Oaxaca city to evaluate the outcomes of three rounds of dialogue with the federal government (Secretaría de Gobernación, SEP) and determine next steps. ASSEMBLY OUTCOME: Section leader Yenny Aracely Pérez addressed the assembly and declared that while the government had provided partial responses on administrative matters (payroll corrections, housing fund review), the core demands remained unmet: (1) Abrogation of the 2007 ISSSTE pension reform; (2) 100% base salary raise; (3) Reinstatement of workers dismissed under the 2019 Education Reform teacher evaluation system. The extraordinary assembly formally voted to: (a) Join the national indefinite strike call beginning June 1, 2026; (b) Suspend all school operations statewide from June 1 until demands are met; (c) Support the national mega-march to be held in Mexico City on June 1 with participation from Sección 22's delegados. Pérez stated the government had shown 'cerrazón' (closed-mindedness) on the central demands. BROADER CNTE CONTEXT: Sección 7 (Chiapas), Sección 18 (Michoacán), and sections from Guerrero and Hidalgo had already announced solidarity actions for June 1. The strike and march were deliberately timed to coincide with the FIFA World Cup 2026 opening weekend (Mexico vs. South Africa, June 11 at Estadio Azteca) to maximize international visibility pressure on the government.