10,000 Teachers Protest Pay Levels
From Times Wire Reports
Thousands of educators marked the national Day of the Teacher with protest marches against inadequate salary increases and a proposed federal tax on food, medicine and books.
At least 10,000 teachers clogged Mexico City’s main streets and gathered in its massive central plaza to object to an 11% salary increase negotiated by the government and teachers union representatives late Monday. Some teachers wanted as much as 100%.
Teachers in Mexico City earn, on average, $750 a month. Chiapas teachers average $270.
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