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10,000 Teachers Protest Pay Levels

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From Times Wire Reports

Thousands of educators marked the national Day of the Teacher with protest marches against inadequate salary increases and a proposed federal tax on food, medicine and books.

At least 10,000 teachers clogged Mexico City’s main streets and gathered in its massive central plaza to object to an 11% salary increase negotiated by the government and teachers union representatives late Monday. Some teachers wanted as much as 100%.

Teachers in Mexico City earn, on average, $750 a month. Chiapas teachers average $270.

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