IMSS national march, USA News (Mexico): Workers from the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) are holding a mega national march on Friday, October 30, concentrating simultaneous demonstrations in at least 21 federal entities. The movement features two contingents in Mexico City and includes the backing of active, base, and retired personnel who are demanding a more far-reaching salary increase and the renewal of union leadership. Organizers estimate a turnout of at least 10,000 workers solely for the afternoon concentration in the capital. The movement, termed by its conveners as the Second Morning Resistance, also includes intermittent blockades outside hospitals and medical units across various regions of the country.
Concentration Points and Confirmed Routes by Entity
Up to the publication of this report, the call has been replicated in at least 21 states. Confirmed meeting points and routes include:
- Baja California: Tijuana, 10:00 hours, from Clinic 27 to Clinic 1.
- Campeche: Campeche capital, 17:00 hours, from Plaza de la República to General Hospital No. 1 of the IMSS.
- Chiapas: Tuxtla Gutiérrez, 15:00 hours, concentration at Central Park. Tapachula, 16:00 hours, from Bicentennial Park to the union headquarters.
- Chihuahua: Chihuahua capital, 15:30 hours, at SNTSS facilities, Independencia Avenue 715. Ciudad Juárez, 15:00 hours, at General Regional Hospital No. 2.
- Ciudad de México: 10:00 hours from IMSS central offices on Paseo de la Reforma 476, heading to the Secretariat of Governance on Bucareli Avenue. The second contingent will gather at 15:00 hours at the National Medical Center Siglo XXI on Cuauhtémoc Avenue, Doctores neighborhood, with departure planned for 16:00 hours. Destination options point toward the capital Zócalo or SNTSS executive committee offices on Zamora 107.
- Coahuila: Torreón, 16:00 hours, from Specialty Hospital No. 71, Revolución Boulevard, to the Plaza Mayor esplanade.
- Durango: Durango capital, 17:30 hours, from Soriana Centro to the union headquarters.
- Estado de México: Toluca, 12:00 hours, contingent departing toward Mexico City. Toluca, 15:00 hours, gathering at the Tollocan protest camp.
- Guanajuato: León and Celaya, 15:00 hours, concentrations at IMSS facilities.
- Guerrero: Acapulco, 13:00 hours, from General Regional Hospital No. 1 Vicente Guerrero to SNTSS Section XVII.
- Hidalgo: Pachuca, participation confirmed by spokesperson without precise schedule or route at the time of closing.
- Jalisco: Guadalajara, 11:00 hours, at the Western Medical Center, with intermittent blockades planned at 14:00 hours.
- Michoacán: Morelia, 15:30 hours, from La Paloma to SNTSS offices. Morelia, 16:00 hours, from UMF 80 to the same offices.
- Morelos: Cuernavaca, 15:00 hours, from IMSS General Regional Hospital No. 1 to Cortés Palace.
- Nuevo León: Monterrey, 16:00 hours, from UMF 28 to SNTSS facilities.
- Oaxaca: Oaxaca capital, 13:00 hours, protest outside General Hospital Zone No. 1. Oaxaca capital, 15:00 hours, from the Fuente de las Ocho Regiones to the city Zócalo.
- Puebla: Puebla capital, 15:00 hours, from union offices on 4 Sur, El Carmen neighborhood, to the IMSS State Delegation in Eje 4, Historic Center.
- Querétaro: Querétaro capital, 15:30 hours, from IMSS on Zaragoza Avenue to the intersection of Calzada de los Arcos and Bernardo Quintana.
- Quintana Roo: Playa del Carmen, participation confirmed without specified schedule or meeting point.
- San Luis Potosí: San Luis Potosí capital, 15:00 hours, at Plaza Sendero, opposite General Hospital Zone No. 50.
- Sinaloa: Guasave, 17:00 hours, at General Hospital Zone 32.
- Tamaulipas: Nuevo Laredo, 15:30 hours, from Plaza Hidalgo to Plaza Esteban Baca Calderón. Reynosa, concentration at Hidalgo Boulevard number 15, unconfirmed schedule.
- Veracruz: Villa Rica, 10:00 hours, from Plaza Isla Bella to High Specialty Medical Unit No. 14. Xalapa, 15:30 hours, at the State Theater. Port of Veracruz, 15:30 hours, at Soriana Pinos.
- Zacatecas: Zacatecas capital, 15:30 hours, from Plaza Bicentenario to SNTSS Section XXIX offices.
IMSS Emergency Services to Operate Normally
Social Security authorities reported that priority services will maintain continuous operation, including emergency departments, hospitalization, intensive care, childbirth care, and hemodialysis. Protest organizers indicated that demonstrations will not involve hospital closures, as participants mobilize at the conclusion of their work shifts. Individuals with scheduled consultations, studies, or procedures for Friday are advised to monitor official announcements from the institute.
A constituent assembly is scheduled for Saturday, October 31, where disgruntled workers plan to intensify future actions if the federal government does not open a formal negotiation table. If dialogue remains closed, demonstrators could heighten protests and promote paralysis actions. Dissidents demand a broader salary increase, the renewal of the SNTSS leadership, and the intervention of high-level federal government officials in negotiations.
