Politics · Mexico · 1 hr ago
Social Security workers’ union schedules national wage consultation in Mexico
Mexico’s National Union of Social Security Institute Workers has called a wage consultation for October 14, 2026.
It is for base workers with current contracts at the country’s Social Security Institute.
Workers can vote in person, privately and directly at 670 polling units across the country, from 7:30 a.m.
to 9 p.m.
They must bring their work ID or an official photo identification, and cannot use electronic devices to record their vote.
The union says it has shared the proposed wage increase and how it would be applied through its official channels and workplace noticeboards.
Local committees will count votes publicly after polling closes, and national results are to be posted within 12 hours.
The result will guide the union’s next steps in the wage review process.
The Social Security Workers’ Union called on eligible workers to vote in its 2026–2027 wage consultation on October 14, 2026.
Voting is scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 670 polling units across Mexico.
The union said the vote will be personal, free, direct and secret.
Workers must show an institutional badge or an official photo ID to vote.
Local commissions will count the votes publicly, and national results will be published within 12 hours after voting ends.
- Who
- The National Union of Social Security Workers (SNTSS) and its eligible base workers.
- What
- The union scheduled a vote on its 2026–2027 wage consultation.
- When
- October 14, 2026, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Where
- At 670 polling units across the country, in the union’s 37 sections and the Central Module.
- Why
- To gather workers’ views on the wage proposal and help determine the union’s actions in the wage review process.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The union’s wage consultation vote is scheduled to take place from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
National results are to be published at visible locations in workplaces and at union offices.
- Consultation
- 2026–2027 wage review
- Voting date
- October 14, 2026
- Polling units
- 670 nationwide
- Voting hours
- 7:30 a.m.–9 p.m.
- Union sections
- 37 plus the Central Module
- Results deadline
- Within 12 hours after voting ends
What people are saying
The union is all of us. This consultation is a democratic exercise and a process of listening, in which the voice and vote of all workers count.
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