National Strike Council

"Consejo Nacional de Huelga" redirects here. Not to be confused with es:Consejo General de Huelga.
Cabeza de Vaca and Perelló at a press conference. (Mexico, 1968)

The National Strike Council, the Consejo Nacional de Huelga (CNH) was created on August 2, 1968,[1] composed of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN),[2] El Colegio de Mexico, the School of Agriculture of Chapingo, the Universidad Iberoamericana, the Universidad La Salle and other universities in Mexico.

It was created in response to developments against the student community, such as the intervention of the army in a confrontation between students of the Vocational School #2 (IPN) and the preparatory high school "Isaac Ochenterena"[3] incorporated to the UNAM, in which several students from both schools were detained and the destruction caused by a bazooka used by the army at the entrance[4] of the high school San Ildefonso.[5][6]

The strike council was democratic and participatory and sought engagement with the Mexican government and Mexicans in a public dialog. Their insistence on transparency was crucial for maintaining the support of their base and anathema to the government's typical deal-making in private.[7]

  1. ^ Fernández Óscar; La Izquierda Diario: "La creación del Consejo Nacional de Huelga, órgano máximo del movimiento de 68" ("The creation of the National Strike Council, Paramount Body of Mexico '68") August 2, 2016 [1] (in Spanish) Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Virgen, Lucy; University of Guadalajara: "2 de Octubre 1968 – Manifestación estudiantil en Tlatelolco" ("October 2nd, 1968 - Students Protest in Tlatelolco") October 2, 2012. [2] (in Spanish) Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. ^ AristeguiNoticias: "Movimiento estudiantil del 68: la rebelión contra el Estado represor." ("Student's Mexico 68: The Rebellion Against the Oppressor State.") October 1, 2013. [3] (in Spanish) Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Hernández Navarro, Luis; La Jornada: "El rector Barros Sierra en el '68" ("President of the University Barros Sierra in '68.") February 22, 2015. [4] (in Spanish) Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  5. ^ Arvizu Arrioja, Juan; El Universal: "Bazucazo en puerta de Preparatoria 1 enciende conflicto." ("Bazooka Shot at the Door of High School 1 Ignites Conflict") August 18, 2008. [5] (in Spanish) Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  6. ^ Proceso: "La verdad no sirve para vengarse sino para hacer justicia." ("The Truth is not for Vengeance, but for Justice.") February 7, 1998. [6] (in Spanish) Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  7. ^ Enrique Krauze, Mexico: Biography of Power. New York: HarperCollins 1997, p. 700