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Telcel Workers Form New Union to Challenge Incumbent Over Dismissals

The group is building membership to meet a 30% threshold to request a Constancia de Representatividad, pressing labor authorities over alleged dismissals documented in recordings.

Overview

  • The Sindicato de Trabajadoras y Trabajadores de Telefonía Móvil y Datos won official registration from the CFCRL on Sept. 3, 2026 and launched with 21 founding members from Region 9.
  • The new union handed paperwork to Radiomóvil Dipsa on Oct. 23 requesting a formal dialogue about job stability and is awaiting a response from the employer.
  • Leaders say they hold recordings linked to recent separations and will ask the labor authority to investigate whether those dismissals were unjustified or reprisals for organizing.
  • Organizers aim to affiliate at least 30% of Telcel’s unionized workforce to obtain a Constancia de Representatividad and force a direct, secret ballot to decide which union administers the company’s collective bargaining agreement.
  • The move draws advisory support from the Telefonistas (STRM) and adhesion to the UNT and uses procedures created by Mexico’s 2019–20 labor reforms, which give the CFCRL the tools to verify representativity and run contested votes.