Sanitation workers from the Mexico City Government blocked Fray Servando Teresa de Mier Avenue in the Cuauhtémoc borough for over five hours, demanding a digit to join the union. The protest, starting before 10:00 a.m., caused traffic chaos in the capital's center and ended with burning trash at administrative offices. Around 3:00 p.m., the demonstrators left, allowing partial reopening of the road.
The sanitation workers began their demonstration before 10:00 a.m., closing traffic between Eje Central and Isabel la Católica Avenue, at the height of Simón Bolívar, in front of the Government of Mexico City's Administrative Directorate building. This action caused significant traffic disruption in the capital's central area.
During the blockade, which lasted over five hours, the protesters set fire to a box of trash, emptied the contents of a collection truck, and threw waste against the glass of the administrative offices. They kept around 20 trucks loaded with garbage on the streets of the Centro neighborhood as a form of pressure.
The workers stated that, despite starting negotiations with Mexico City Government authorities, they have not reached an agreement resolving their request for union affiliation. They claimed this situation violates their labor rights and prevents access to benefits and better working conditions. Although they assured they did not intend to affect the public, they emphasized months without a favorable response to their demand.
The Traffic Advisor from the Citizen Security Secretariat reported that around 3:00 p.m., the demonstrators withdrew from the area. “Traffic is restored on the right lane of Fray Servando Teresa de Mier at Simón Bolívar height, after protesters left the site,” it posted on its X account.
