The Mexican Teachers' Movement: Thirty Years of Struggle for Union Democracy and the Defense of Public Education

The article discusses the three-decade fight of the Mexican teachers' movement for union democracy and public education protection. Topics discussed include education as a social right in Mexico, the role of teachers as social leaders which affects the neoliberal system, and the phases of the t...

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Autor principal: de la Luz Arriaga Lemus, María (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2015
En: Social justice
Año: 2015, Volumen: 42, Número: 3/4, Páginas: 104-117
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
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Palabras clave:
Social & economic rights
Labor union democracy
Social Movements
CONFERENCES & conventions
public education
Teachers' unions
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Sumario:The article discusses the three-decade fight of the Mexican teachers' movement for union democracy and public education protection. Topics discussed include education as a social right in Mexico, the role of teachers as social leaders which affects the neoliberal system, and the phases of the teachers' movement. Also mentioned are attacks against organized teachers and the participation of the teachers' movement in international organizations.
ISSN:2327-641X