Mexico City.– The National Association of Circuit Judges and District Judges of the Judicial Branch of the Federation (JUFED) has agreed to continue the work stoppage that began almost a month ago, until the Federal Judicial Council (CJF) sets up a meeting table to guarantee the labor rights of judicial workers.
In a statement, the civil association headed by federal judge Juana Fuentes Velázquez stated that the suspension of activities would continue with the same provisions, namely that attention would be given to cases considered “urgent”.
“This extension will be maintained at least until the CJF establishes a working table with the Dialogue Committee (JUFED), with the aim of determining the necessary strategies to protect the labor rights of those who work in courts and tribunals,” the agency said. “The above does not prevent JUFED from taking related actions to guarantee the legal defense of trade unions against the reform or to continue the exercise of the rights of assembly and association and freedom of expression.”
The organization indicated that the basis of the new agreement would be a declaration of cessation of activities.
“(The strike) will continue until our demands are met, or until the National and Regional Councils of the JUFED decide so, after hearing from the Dialogue Committee,” he added. Last week, several spokesmen for the workers of the Judicial Branch of the Federation said informally that this Wednesday it is almost a fact that the CJF Plenum will vote again on the agreement to extend the strike or resume activities. The association said that it will be responsible for publicizing this extension, through social networks, so that it is known to users of the federal justice system and the general public. It will also communicate it to the Supreme Court of Justice of the State (SCJN) and the CJF, through letters addressed to the General Secretariat of the Presidency of each, to know the legal repercussions that may arise.
JUFED adds work stoppage nearly a month
JUFED recalls that on August 21 they suspended work as a form of protest to stop the judicial reform process, due to its many imperfections and notoriousness, with the aim of directing public discussion towards comprehensive judicial reform.
This legitimate objective, the judges’ association said, was ignored by the majority faction in the Unity Congress, which approved the reforms “in a sloppy process”.
