Mexico - State police strike in Zacatecas
Police in Mexico’s fastest deteriorating state demand better work conditions to little avail.
Zacatecas’ state police force is on strike. After the state government dismissed law enforcement agents who led a strike on March 19 and March 20 demanding better work conditions, including pay increases to match compensation in other states, larger demonstrations began. Roughly 600 members of Zacatecas’ 800 person force are refusing to work, and the st…