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IMSS workers in Mexico City announce another march
Active and retired IMSS workers protested in Mexico City on Friday, October 30, and announced another march.
The protest ended at Mexico’s Interior Ministry, where a delegation of eight workers met with officials after demonstrators cleared the building’s entrances.
The workers’ demands include better working conditions, reliable supplies of medicines and equipment, and protections for their labor rights and retirement.
They also want union leader Rafael Olivos Hernández to resign, accusing him of violating labor rules and union statutes.
Workers rejected an 8% pay increase proposed by the IMSS director and are seeking a 10% direct increase instead.
They say they will keep protesting, but the next march’s date and starting point have not been announced.
Dissident IMSS workers announced a national march in Mexico City for November 9, 2026, at 3 p.m.
The march is scheduled to begin at Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI and end at the Zócalo.
Workers are demanding a 10% direct pay increase, while the IMSS and union announced an 8% increase.
Their demands also include changes to union representation and improvements to working conditions.
The announcement followed an October 30 protest that ended at the Interior Ministry, where a workers’ delegation sought talks with federal authorities.
- Who
- Active and retired workers of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), including dissident workers.
- What
- They announced a national march in Mexico City. They are also demanding a 10% direct pay increase and changes to union representation.
- When
- November 9, 2026, at 3 p.m.
- Where
- The march is planned to start at Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI and end at the Zócalo in Mexico City.
- Why
- Workers cite labor and union grievances, including pay, working conditions, and the leadership of the workers’ union.
Dissident IMSS workers
IMSS and the National Union of Social Security Workers (SNTSS)
Pay increase
Dissident IMSS workers
Workers reject the announced 8% increase and demand a 10% direct increase.
IMSS and the National Union of Social Security Workers (SNTSS)
The IMSS and SNTSS announced an 8% total increase: 4% in base pay and 4% as housing-rent assistance.
Union leadership
Dissident IMSS workers
Workers demand the removal of union leader Rafael Olivos and a national extraordinary congress.
IMSS and the National Union of Social Security Workers (SNTSS)
Not stated
A group of workers began a sit-in at IMSS central offices.
Another group began a sit-in at the SNTSS offices in the Condesa neighborhood.
Workers marched to the Interior Ministry and sought talks with federal authorities.
Dissident workers confirmed the date and route of their next national march.
Workers scheduled a second national assembly at the CNTE’s Section Nine facilities.
The national march is scheduled to leave Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI at 3 p.m. and go to the Zócalo.
- March date
- November 9, 2026
- March time
- 3 p.m.
- Route
- Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI to the Zócalo, Mexico City
- Workers’ pay demand
- 10% direct increase
- Announced pay increase
- 8% total: 4% in base pay and 4% in housing-rent assistance
- Union leader named by workers
- Rafael Olivos
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