The Federation of Workers’ Unions at the Service of the State (FST) supports the reform that gives union autonomy to the workers in the service of the Statepromoted by the leader of the SNTE, Professor Alfonso Cepeda Salas, and recently approved by the plenary session of the Senate Chamber.
This was stated by the president of the Federation of State Workers Unions, Marco Antonio García Ayala, who expressed that with this union autonomy is consolidated that must prevail in the country and also strengthens the democracy that advances in the workplace in Mexico.
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“We agree with the leader of the National Union of Education Workers […] in the sense that with this important step, workers at the service of the State – doctors, nurses, teachers, federal and state government personnel and employees of the legislative and judicial branches – will be respected in all election processes that they carry out,” he noted.
Reform will sanction officials who intervene in unions
Likewise, García Ayala explained that This reform aims to sanction officials who intervene in the internal life of the unions and/or try to impose or depose leadership.
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In addition, he assured that with this democracy advances in the country’s workplace and will give greater strength to the federated unions. In addition to the above, the national leader of the FSTSE Central highlighted that The reform also contemplates sanctions for officials who try to exert hierarchical pressure or intimidation. on subordinates, so that they publicly express their support or rejection of a union candidacy.
Finally, he said that offering job benefits, promotions, incentives and promotions for that same purpose will also be punished.