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IMSS Workers Begin Salary Vote, Demand Transparent Counting Mexico City – On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, unionized staff of the Mexican Social Security Institute (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS) began a nationwide consultation to decide whether to accept or reject a proposed salary increase offered by the institution. The vote is taking place in 670 polling stations across the country’s 37 union sections. The consultation uses a free‑vote, secret ballot system. Ballots are unnumbered and workers mark only “yes” or “no” in response to the employer’s offer. The proposal on the table includes a 2.9 % direct salary increase and a 3.9 % increase in the rent assistance component. Demand for Public, In‑Person Counting Workers have demanded that the vote count be conducted publicly, in person, and by ballot‑by‑ballot. “The closing of the boxes must not be done behind closed doors,” said Eduardo Vinicio Martínez González, a representative for the retirees and pensioners sector. The central demand is that votes be tallied in front of the workers’ direct representatives at each polling station, with a formal record produced at the end of the count to provide legal certainty and confirm that the result reflects the workforce’s decision. Damian Momox Sánchez, a nurse at IMSS Clinic 57, has alleged irregularities in the process, claiming that some clinics began the vote late and that alternative sites were used. These allegations remain unverified. Key Worker Demands In addition to the call for a transparent vote, the IMSS staff has expressed general opposition to the 2.9 % increase, citing the current cost of living. Their main demands include: – Direct salary increase: A 10 % raise on the base salary, excluding benefits. – Medical supplies: Urgent attention to shortages of medical supplies and medications in units nationwide. – Pensioners’ rights: Full respect for the rights of retirees and pensioners, with operational improvements in services. – Union restructuring: A call for the removal of SNTSS Secretary General Rafael Olivos Hernández and the convening of an Extraordinary National Congress. The polling stations will remain open throughout the day to receive votes, while union representatives prepare to oversee the public counting process as requested by the workforce. Article source: El Imparcial | Image credit: El Imparcial
IMSS Workers Begin Salary Vote, Demand Transparent Counting Mexico City – On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, unionized staff of the Mexican Social Security Institute (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS) began a nationwide consultation to decide whether to accept or reject a proposed salary increase offered by the institution. The vote is taking place in 670 polling stations across the country’s 37 union sections. The consultation uses a free‑vote, secret ballot system. Ballots are unnumbered and workers mark only “yes” or “no” in response to the employer’s offer. The proposal on the table includes a 2.9 % direct salary increase and a 3.9 % increase in the rent assistance component. Demand for Public, In‑Person Counting Workers have demanded that the vote count be conducted publicly, in person, and by ballot‑by‑ballot. “The closing of the boxes must not be done behind closed doors,” said Eduardo Vinicio Martínez González, a representative for the retirees and pensioners sector. The central demand is that votes be tallied in front of the workers’ direct representatives at each polling station, with a formal record produced at the end of the count to provide legal certainty and confirm that the result reflects the workforce’s decision. Damian Momox Sánchez, a nurse at IMSS Clinic 57, has alleged irregularities in the process, claiming that some clinics began the vote late and that alternative sites were used. These allegations remain unverified. Key Worker Demands In addition to the call for a transparent vote, the IMSS staff has expressed general opposition to the 2.9 % increase, citing the current cost of living. Their main demands include: – Direct salary increase: A 10 % raise on the base salary, excluding benefits. – Medical supplies: Urgent attention to shortages of medical supplies and medications in units nationwide. – Pensioners’ rights: Full respect for the rights of retirees and pensioners, with operational improvements in services. – Union restructuring: A call for the removal of SNTSS Secretary General Rafael Olivos Hernández and the convening of an Extraordinary National Congress. The polling stations will remain open throughout the day to receive votes, while union representatives prepare to oversee the public counting process as requested by the workforce.
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