Politics · Mexico · 18 mins ago
IMSS workers' march blocks major roads in Mexico City
Active and retired IMSS workers held a national march on Friday, with demonstrations confirmed in several parts of Mexico.
In Mexico City, the march included workers from the Mexican Social Security Institute's Centro Médico Siglo XXI.
Protesters blocked sections of Paseo de la Reforma and Eje Central, as well as roads including Viaducto Miguel Alemán.
The closures disrupted traffic, and authorities suggested alternative routes such as Avenida Insurgentes, Avenida Chapultepec and Calzada de Tlalpan.
Some roads that had been closed, including General Mariano Escobedo, later reopened.
The march was still moving along Eje Central in the latest update.
The available information does not say what the workers were demanding or what action may follow.
IMSS workers marched in Mexico City on Friday, October 30, blocking major roads including Paseo de la Reforma and Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas.
The protesters demanded better working conditions and more medicines and supplies for hospitals.
The march began at the Centro Médico Siglo XXI and moved onto Viaducto Miguel Alemán and Eje Central.
El Universal reported more than 300 participants at the march’s start and later reported more than 700.
The workers’ dissident group said it intended to reach Palacio Nacional and demanded the resignation of union leader Rafael Olivos.
- Who
- Active and retired workers of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), joined by members of other unions.
- What
- They marched and blocked roads, demanding better working conditions and hospital supplies.
- When
- Friday, October 30, 2026; the march began at 16:15.
- Where
- Mexico City, including Paseo de la Reforma, Viaducto Miguel Alemán and Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas.
- Why
- To demand better working conditions, more medicines and supplies, and the resignation of union leader Rafael Olivos.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
More than 300 active and retired workers and members of other unions set out from Centro Médico, intending to reach the Zócalo.
El Universal reported that more than 700 people were participating as the march entered Viaducto.
Protesters blocked Paseo de la Reforma and Eje Central, prompting traffic closures and detours.
- March date
- Friday, October 30, 2026
- Starting point
- Centro Médico Siglo XXI
- Initial crowd estimate
- More than 300, according to El Universal
- Later crowd estimate
- More than 700, according to El Universal
- Blocked roads
- Paseo de la Reforma and Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas
- Demand
- Better working conditions and more medicines and supplies for hospitals
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What people are saying
We are thinking very probably of keeping the route to the National Palace, despite the events around Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas and the offering. It is very likely that we will keep that route, or perhaps on the way we will be in contact with the other contingents and decide something else.
This day is not a day of celebration, it is a day of struggle and protest.
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🔴 🗣️ Marcha de los trabajadores disidentes del IMSS ingresa a Viaducto con dirección al Zócalo de la CDMX; son más de 700 participantes en la movilización #VIDEO: Manuel Espino | EL UNIVERSAL
🗣️ Rafael Soto Cruz, vocero del movimiento de la disidencia del sindicato del IMSS, anunció que la marcha que iniciará en el Centro Médico intentará llegar a Palacio Nacional, pese a los eventos en el Centro Histórico por el Día de Muertos #VIDEO: Manuel Espino | EL UNIVERSAL