Delivery Riders, IMSS Workers March in CDMX as Buen Fin 2026 Opens
App delivery riders and IMSS workers plan protests in Mexico City on Nov. 13 as Buen Fin 2026 starts. Here are the C5 marches, times and streets.
App delivery riders and workers of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS, Mexico’s social security institute) plan to march in Mexico City on Friday, Nov. 13, the first day of Buen Fin 2026, according to Expansión Política. Retired workers and cannabis activists have also called gatherings, so drivers and Metro riders in Benito Juárez, the Centro Histórico and Cuauhtémoc can expect slower traffic on a day when shopping crowds are already expected.
The delivery riders’ group said its priority is to get back to work and to avoid stretching out the disruption to traffic, the outlet reported. The group did not publish a route or start time in the report.
IMSS workers gather in Narvarte Oriente
A group calling itself IMSS workers in Defense of Social Security plans to rally at the institute’s southern delegation office at Torres Adalid 1305, in colonia Narvarte Oriente, in the Benito Juárez borough. Organizers say they are protesting what they describe as repression and authoritarian treatment by both the institution and the union.
They also want to back a worker from Guardería number 24, an IMSS daycare center in Mexico City. According to the organizers, authorities accused her of harming the institution’s image after she took part in earlier protests.
Marches on the C5 agenda for Friday
Mexico City’s emergency and monitoring center, the C5 (Centro de Comando, Control, Cómputo, Comunicaciones y Contacto Ciudadano), listed these events for the day:
- 09:00: Retirees from the Movimiento Social Jubilados Pie de Lucha gather outside the Supreme Court (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación) at José María Pino Suárez number 2, Centro Histórico. They want the justices to rule on eight direct amparo cases (constitutional appeals) still under review, and say they have already filed their arguments and evidence.
- 11:00: Members of La Comuna 4:20 hold a cannabis walk from Metro Hidalgo (Lines 2 and 3), at avenida Hidalgo and Paseo de la Reforma in colonia Tabacalera, Cuauhtémoc borough.
- The cannabis walk ends at Plaza Cándido Mayo, where Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas meets avenida Lorenzo Boturini in colonia Obrera.
The cannabis group is asking for spaces where cannabis use is tolerated in the capital, full regulation of the plant, respect for consumers’ human rights and an end to their criminalization.
What it means for getting around on Buen Fin’s first day
Expansión Política noted that more cars and foot traffic are expected across the city’s streets and avenues during Buen Fin 2026, as shoppers head to stores. The marches add pressure on some of the busiest corridors. Paseo de la Reforma and Eje Central sit on the cannabis walk’s route, and the Supreme Court rally takes place in the Centro Histórico.
In Narvarte Oriente, streets near Torres Adalid may see heavier traffic during the IMSS rally. Metro Hidalgo, the start point of the 11:00 walk, is a transfer station between Lines 2 and 3.
The city’s discount weekend runs alongside these protests. Dates, interest-free payment plans and consumer rights are covered in our guide to El Buen Fin 2026 dates and shopper rights.
Who is behind each protest
The groups have separate demands. The IMSS workers’ protest is about workplace treatment and support for one daycare employee. The retirees are pressing the Supreme Court over pending amparo cases. La Comuna 4:20 is campaigning on cannabis policy. The delivery riders’ demands were not detailed in the report, beyond their stated wish to return to work quickly.
Source: Expansión Política
