Overview
- Workers at Módulos de Atención Ciudadana began coordinated actions Monday that affected roughly 750 modules across at least 20 states, with some locations closing fully and others operating under protest.
- Employees delivered a formal pliego petitorio demanding a 100% salary increase to reach two minimum wages plus changes to schedules, benefits, equipment and job stability, and they publicly rejected the INE's weekend proposal of a 6% raise starting January 2027.
- The stoppage has already halted voter-registration and credential services in many places, forcing citizens with appointments to reschedule and raising concerns about timely access to voter IDs.
- Protests escalated in spots such as Sonora, where workers occupied facilities, and in Mexico City demonstrators sought a meeting with provisional INE president Blanca Cruz García and warned of possible road blockages if not heard.
- Staffers link long-running pay and contract grievances to a stalled tabular review dating to 2014 and say recent corruption allegations involving the INE's former president deepen mistrust about how the institute allocates resources.