Cancun taxi drivers: the power that grew under the PRI’s shelter
The “Andrés Quintana Roo” taxi drivers union has been a PRI stronghold for many years. Since its creation, the union of the steering wheel workers, has generated and promoted political positions for positions of popular election since regidurías up to candidacies to federal deputies and municipal presidencies.
Nicolás Castillo Ceballos one of the former leaders of the union remember that for a long time sanity, political maturity, but above all the agreements taken hand in hand with the PRIthey allowed there were no conflicts in Cancun, after it was agreed to grant public spaces in the formation of the Cabildos in Benito Juárez.
Before, there was peace in the municipality, says the former leader of the Cancun taxi drivers, Nicolás Castillo, who managed to join the Cabildo in Benito Juárez on two occasions thanks to the political pressure exerted on the PRI.
“For example,” he explains, space number 1 was for the CROC, 2 for the CTM and the 3 corresponded to the Taxi Drivers Unionalthough later we were assigned the Commissions based on the knowledge of each one of those who were in the collegiate body”, details the Former taxi driver.
and adds that then They were times of peace and tranquility in the municipalityuntil A whole mess was created, he says, with the delivery of the spaces to unknown people“when before if there was a problem with transportation the leader of the carriers was in the CabildoYes it was a labor conflict the labor leaders were there”, he points out.
Víctor Viveros was up to two times a candidate for the municipal presidency in Benito Juárez occupying the nomination for the candidacy from the PRI, to later join the Cabildo as councilor.
Hence until on two occasions, he himself has been a councilor first with José González Zapata and later with Magaly Achach Solís in 1999; to his name has been added those of former leader such as Manuel Pérez Mendoza substitute councilor; Víctor Viveros Salazar twice councilor and twice candidate for municipal president, Eric Castillo Alonzo, Erasmo Abelar Cámara, Heildelberg Oliver Fabro substitute councilor and local deputy.
In fact, In 1996, at the proposal of the taxi drivers of Cancun, the engineer Rafael Lara Lara was nominated as a candidate for the municipal presidencywhich in the elections of that same year led him to become the first mayor of Benito Juárez to come out of the ranks of the taxi drivers.
Other less fortunate union leadersbut with important positions in politics were Javier Muñoz Denis, Fernando Muñoz Denis and Olga Hop former Assistant Secretary General who managed to enter politics but in less fortunate positions than those of other leaders of “Andres Quintana Roo.”
