Laura Poy and Carolina Gómez
La Jornada Newspaper
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, p. 11
Members of the Single Union of Workers of El Colegio de México (Sutcolmex) reported that no authority from that school “has been in contact to reinstate the dialogue tables, and reach an agreement that guarantees decent working conditions and wages,” after the strike broke out on February 2.
In interview with The DayRoberto Ramírez, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Sutcolmex, explained that given the indifference of the employers, “we are not going to stop insisting on our demands, which are fair.”
He even recalled that they had already modified their initial approach to propose a staggered increase of 7.5 percent directly to the salary and 6 percent in benefits, but “they still do not agree to a real negotiation with the workers.”
Meanwhile, in statements broadcast on social networks, María Elena Sánchez Hernández, general secretary of Sutcolmex, stated that the union “is in the best position” to resume dialogue with the institution, which is why she estimated that perhaps a new negotiating table could be held this Thursday.
“There is no other way to resolve other than to sit down at the negotiating table to see how we can reach an agreement,” said the leader.
For his part, Roberto Ramírez emphasized that another of Sutcolmex’s demands is that it stop hiring personnel using unionized positions, which, he said, “are awarded to interns or trusted personnel, with salaries that are up to double those received by the majority of the union’s workers.”
For its part, the Independent Union of Workers of the Metropolitan Autonomous University (Situam) called on the authorities of the sector to meet the demands of Sutcolmex.
In a “statement of solidarity,” he stressed that he supports the union in its determination to go on strike, since “it is a legitimate action in defense of the labor, salary and contractual rights of its workers.”
