At least five locations in Michoacan saw nighttime protests by workers of the Mexican Social Security Institute on October 8, 2026, part of a mobilization spanning all 37 sections of the National Union of Social Security Workers. The trigger is the 2026 salary review, with a 2.9 percent increase to the base salary.
The conflict escalated into a dialogue table set up at the Interior Ministry (Secretaría de Gobernación) on October 8, attended by representatives of the 37 sections and a representative of retirees, according to El Economista. Under pressure from members, the National Executive Committee and the section general secretaries agreed to put the salary review to a national consultation on October 14, with local committees in each section and oversight by the Federal Center for Conciliation and Labor Registration. The proposal up for a vote is a comprehensive 6.8 percent increase: 2.9 points to the base salary and 3.9 to Concept 11, which affects vacation time, the vacation bonus and the year-end bonus. In Michoacan the dispute falls to Section 20, one of the 37 taking part in the negotiation.
The October 8 mobilizations were identified at Family Medicine Unit 80, the Charo Regional General Hospital and a unit in Zacapu, in addition to earlier actions during the week in Lázaro Cárdenas and Apatzingán, according to Quadratín. The IMSS reported that the protests took place peacefully and that no effects were reported on hospital services, consultations or emergency care. Workers reject the increase as insufficient and are calling for better working conditions, supplies of medicines and medical materials, and guarantees for pensions and retirement. At the protest outside the Interior Ministry, La Jornada reported that those opposed called for an extraordinary national congress and questioned the October 14 consultation; the agreed mechanism provides for a free, individual, direct and secret vote in all 37 sections.
The October 14 consultation is the next milestone: the 37 sections will serve as voting units and the result will define the IMSS 2026 salary review. In Michoacan, Section 20 remains the point of follow-up for a negotiation advancing section by section.
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