Overview
- The walkout, which hit the six‑month mark on Wednesday, has kept roughly 300 branches closed and left customers unable to retrieve pledged items even as payment deadlines are paused.
- After a judge declared the strike nonexistent on February 20th, the union filed an appeal to a Collegiate Court, which keeps the stoppage in place until a final ruling; management has also asked federal labor authorities to impose binding arbitration.
- The Patronato said the union has not proven contract violations and warned that prolonging the dispute threatens the institution’s continuity, urging workers to review the latest offer directly.
- Management’s package includes a 52% bonus for lifting the strike, a 5.3% pay raise, reposting about half of the first wave of vacancies through a transparent posting system, a 20‑month staffing redesign without layoffs, three new roles with pay to be set, and a plan to use smaller “Montecitos” branches to restart activity.
- Union groups rejected the proposals and will resume nationwide marches after Semana Santa, keeping limited guard shifts at sites during the holiday and planning fresh actions in cities such as Mexico City, Irapuato, León and Celaya.