Mexico Federal Judges Group Votes to End Strike, Keep Protesting
- Judges association votes to resume activities on Oct. 16
- Other judicial workers may continue strike, Reforma reports
The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation during their suspension of activities after controversial judicial reform by the government was approved in Mexico City on Sept. 12.
Photographer: Silvana Flores/AFP/Getty ImagesA Mexican federal judges association voted to end a nearly two-month strike, resuming activities on Oct. 16, as it continues to protest against former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s judicial reform.
Members of JUFED, as the group is known, voted 684 to 572 to return to work but maintain some protest actions, according to a statement dated Friday. The group said formal talks were needed where concrete actions can be taken on its demands.