With the eyes of the football world about to turn to Mexico, the country's most combative teachers' union has chosen the World Cup
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Mexico teachers warn ‘ball won’t roll’ as World Cup protests intensify
Protesting teachers in Mexico topple player statues days before World Cup
‘The ball won’t roll’: Mexico’s striking teachers threaten to disrupt World Cup days before kick off
"Le ballon ne roulera pas" : statues renversées, maillots brûlés... Le match d'ouverture de la Coupe du monde perturbé par des manifestations au Mexique ?
FIFA World Cup 2026 preparations hit by fresh unrest, protesters burn football statues in host city
Mexico protesters storm government building days before World Cup
Protestas de maestros en México preocupan a menos de una semana del Mundial
Proteste vor WM: Lehrkräfte stürzen Fußballstatuen in Mexiko-Stadt
Mexico City protests threaten to overshadow World Cup opening
Mexican police tear-gas teachers' protest 10 days before World Cup
Protesting teachers toppled towering statues of football players on Mexico City's main promenade Tuesday and threatened growing…
MEXICO CITY, June 3 — Protesting teachers toppled towering statues of football players on Mexico City’s main promenade yesterday…
Teachers associated with the CNTE union are calling for salary raises and the reversal of pension laws
Teachers are calling for reforms to wages, pensions and the country's education system.
Un groupe dissident d'un syndicat lié à l'éducation réclame des hausses des salaires et l'abrogation d'une loi sur les retraites…
Mexico’s preparations for the FIFA World Cup 2026 have suffered a major setback after striking teachers destroyed and burned…
