MEXICAN court employees said on Wednesday that they will go on strike from Thursday over proposed funding cuts that threaten an already creaky court system.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (Amlo) has proposed cutting funds for the judicial branch, arguing that judges make too much money and often protect criminals.

The court employees’ union denied that its members, which include typists and bailiffs, are overpaid and said the cuts would have a major impact on them.