In Mexico, unions representing judicial workers launched an indefinite strike Monday as lawmakers prepare to vote on a highly contested court reform. Judges joined other court employees in opposing the proposed overhaul, which would see judges, including those on the Mexican Supreme Court, be elected by the people. The striking unions warned courts are the “only counterweight” to the ruling Morena party’s authority. This is judicial employee María Cisneros speaking in Mexico City.

María Cisneros: “We are not against reform; all reforms are good, but not from a discourse of hatred, polarization, and saying that the judiciary is evil, that the judiciary is corrupt.”