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INBAL Museums Reopen After Union Talks End Two-Day Work Stoppage

Negotiations allowed operations to resume under unresolved regulatory limits on the unions' card-based uniform demand.

Overview

  • INBAL announced agreements with SINITINBAL, SINAT-INBAL-227 and a SINAC delegation that enabled the reopening of museums and work centers on September 11.
  • The stoppage that began September 9 closed flagship sites such as the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Munal, Museo de Arte Moderno, Laboratorio Arte Alameda and venues at the Centro Cultural del Bosque.
  • Unions seek electronic cards to purchase work clothing directly, while INBAL says current normativity only authorizes physical delivery; labor groups cite Article 111 and complain of defective 2023 garments stored in Ticomán.
  • Workers briefly blocked Paseo de la Reforma at Insurgentes during the protests, and earlier academic sectors of Usinbal demonstrated at Palacio Nacional for broader labor rights including basification and homologation.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum urged dialogue and said the switch to cards cannot occur this year due to prior purchases, leaving follow-up negotiations to address the procurement and legal questions.