Overview
- The CTM elected Tereso Medina Ramírez as secretary general for 2026–2032 during its XVII National Congress coinciding with the confederation’s 90th anniversary.
- Delegates approved a single unity slate with an overwhelming internal tally reported between 95 and 99 of 103 votes, followed by his swearing-in at Centro Banamex.
- Medina announced a national reorganization that creates an Honorary Advisory Council led by former chief Carlos Aceves and adds new portfolios to the National Committee.
- New secretariats include Development Urban, Institutional Liaison and Multilateral Affairs, Social Governance and Outreach, and Sports to strengthen territorial reach and international engagement.
- Policy priorities include defending employment, raising wages and benefits, advancing a 40-hour workweek, addressing automation and AI, engaging in the T-MEC review, expanding gender and youth inclusion, and rejecting indefinite re-election.