SME Electricians Rally on Reforma, March to Zócalo Wednesday
Electricians from the SME union gather on Paseo de la Reforma from 07:30 on Nov. 11 and march to the Zócalo. UAM staff and search groups also protest.
Several protests are planned across Mexico City on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and they could cause road closures, blockades and traffic trouble in different boroughs (alcaldías), according to Publimetro México. The biggest is led by members of the Mexican Electricians’ Union (Sindicato Mexicano de Electricistas, SME). University workers and search collectives are also holding gatherings during the morning.
Publimetro reported that no road had been closed as of Wednesday morning, including Paseo de la Reforma, where the first mobilization is expected.
The electricians: Reforma first, then the Zócalo
The largest march starts at 07:30 at Paseo de la Reforma 164, colonia Juárez. SME members and the National Assembly of Electricity Users (Asamblea Nacional de Usuarios de Energía Eléctrica) will gather in front of the offices of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE).
At 08:00 the group goes to the union headquarters at Antonio Caso 45, colonia Tabacalera. From there it heads to the Zócalo, the city’s main square. About 3 thousand people are expected to take part.
The marchers want a meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum. Their demands are the return to work of former electricity workers, the rights of retirees and fair electricity rates.
University workers and search collectives
At 11:00, roughly 500 members of the Independent Union of Workers of the Autonomous Metropolitan University (SITUAM) will leave the UAM Xochimilco campus at Calzada del Hueso 1100. They will walk to the university’s Rectoría General (central administration offices) at Prolongación Canal de Miramontes 3855. The workers are asking for a larger budget, financial transparency and a recovery of wages.
A third group, the collective Luciérnagas Buscadoras, has scheduled gatherings at the Chabacano and Ermita stations of the Metro. They are part of a day of searching for missing people in Morelos.
What it means for getting around
Authorities advised taking precautions because of possible disruption on the roads. Publimetro said the lack of a closure on Reforma during the morning should be weighed against what may happen later, and that the afternoon needs to be taken into account.
The places to watch are Paseo de la Reforma near number 164, the route between Tabacalera and the Zócalo, the streets around the UAM Xochimilco campus and the Rectoría General, and the Chabacano and Ermita Metro stations. Publimetro did not report any expected closure times beyond the starting hours listed above.
Source: Publimetro México
