Politics · Mexico · 1 day ago
IMSS workers plan national march with support from other unions
Medical staff at Mexico’s Social Security Institute, known as the IMSS, announced a peaceful national march for Oct.
14.
Workers from the Metro, the state oil company Pemex and the ISSSTE public-sector health and social security institute, along with teachers from the CNTE, have pledged support.
The protest comes amid workers’ complaints about pay, working conditions and shortages of medical supplies and medicines.
They are also demanding the removal of Rafael Olivos Hernández, head of the IMSS workers’ union.
Workers said they would march rather than stage mass absences, and would try not to disrupt care for patients.
They warned that if a protesting worker is punished, fired or detained, they would immediately begin a hunger strike.
The groups are holding an assembly to decide on further actions and proposals for the federal government.
IMSS medical staff announced a peaceful national march for October 14, backed by workers from other unions and organizations.
They plan to demand the removal of SNTSS secretary general Rafael Olivos Hernández, higher wages and better working conditions.
They are also calling for concrete action to address shortages of medical materials, supplies and medicines.
The workers said they would protest without mass absences or disruption to patients and public health services.
- Who
- IMSS medical staff, supported by workers from the Metro, ISSSTE and Pemex, CNTE teachers and other groups.
- What
- They announced a peaceful national march and will press for union leadership changes, higher wages, better conditions and action on supply shortages.
- When
- The march is planned for October 14, 2026. Workers began a general assembly on October 10.
- Where
- The march is described as national; workers announced it while gathered on Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City.
- Why
- They want the removal of Rafael Olivos Hernández and improvements to pay, working conditions and shortages of medical supplies and medicines.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
No repression; if they touch one of us, they touch us all. If the first worker is sanctioned, fired or detained, we will immediately begin a hunger strike.
If it is not given sufficient infrastructure, we will end up with a universalization of precariousness, and our people do not deserve that.
The workers have the decision to take the future of their organization into their own hands.
A dialogue meeting was held at the Ministry of the Interior, which Pedro Hernández described as having failed.
IMSS workers began a general assembly and announced a national march.
The planned date of the peaceful national march.
- March date
- October 14, 2026
- Announcing group
- Medical staff of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS)
- Union leader whose removal is sought
- Rafael Olivos Hernández, SNTSS secretary general
- Stated demands
- Higher wages, better working conditions and action on shortages of medical materials, supplies and medicines
- Supporting groups
- Workers from the Metro, ISSSTE and Pemex; CNTE teachers and other organizations
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