Making Things a Bit More Personal

Erstwhile employees from the liquidated electricity company LyFC today protested outside of the home of Labor Secretary Javier Lozano this morning. According to a radio interview I heard, he called the Mexico City police to report the disturbance, but they refused to respond. (At which point Lozano made an unfortunate snide comment about gay marriages, although much as I may dislike the thrust of the comment, his frustration with Ebrard's government seems somewhat justified.)

For those keeping track at home, 63 percent of the workers who were laid off from LyFC have accepted their buyout. This indicates a serious deceleration. On November 7th, less than a month after the takeover, the figure was already above 50 percent.