Many of the leaders never got beyond the second grade. This lack of practical skills has hurt them. For example, some of their international funding has been cut because they appear to have no coherent funding strategy. Whatever happens, the union has already scored many important gains. It is the only union in Mexico in which the majority of the leadership is female, and it has played an important role in Mexico's growing feminist movement.
Independent unions view the march as a forced thanksgiving.
Getting to the square during the march is one of their dreams. The day we get to the zoccolo will be a triumph. When we go by the president, we're going to protest that our rights as workers are not being respected. We are not going to lose hope.