Rank-and-file workers at Mexico's Social Security Institute (IMSS) voted down a wage deal accepted by their union, SNTSS, in a vote on October 14, rebuking both union leaders and President Claudia Sheinbaum's government, which had defended it. The rejected package added only 2.9% to base wages, below the 3.45% annual inflation reported for September, while workers demand 10% directly into base wages. The No vote followed national marches organized by an independent workers' assembly, and hospital tallies posted by workers showed large No majorities. The article argues that the government and union leadership are now regrouping to draft a new offer within limits they call "possible," and that police were used to clear worker blockades.
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