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A hummer for the teacher?

14 October 2008

In an apparent bid to maintain control of her slowly fracturing union, SNTE (Sindicato National de Trabadores de Educacion … the teachers’ union), “Sra. Hoffa”, the redoubtable Esther Elba Gordilla, has been openly buying local leaders’ loyalties.  Recently, she spent union funds to purchase sixty Hummer H-3s for use local presidents — at about 500,000 pesos each.

Section 27 president, Jaime Quiñónez Muñoz, plans to raffle the thing off, hoping to raise 900,000 pesos for indigenous education programs in Sinaloa (though Esther is now trying to claim this was her idea all along).  Besides benefiting the Mayo community, the raffle is probably a better idea than giving these cars to the union leaders… driving around a Hummer in rural Sinaloa might give people the idea that — oh, I don’t know — that they’re crooks or something.

For a Hummer, call Esther.... eeeeeeeewwwwwwwww!

For a Hummer, call Esther.... eeeeeeeewwwwwwwww!

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    14 October 2008 12:23 pm

    When questioned about this she justified it by saying: “It’s the most austere Hummer – not the luxury one”

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