Work Force Strikes Back

Workers have finally decided to get even with the Social Security system.

The Independent Worker's Union has called for an audit of the Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers, reported El Universal today. The union accuses the institute's director, Jesús Villalobos, of mismanaging resources, and particularly medicines.


Government workers, meanwhile, are staging their own protests. Workers stand on street corners holding signs that demand the institute be audited by the Superior Auditor of the Federation, while others have called press conferences to voice their opinions.


Juan Manuel Garduño Moreno, general secretary of the union, accused Villalobos of refusing to meet with union representatives and discuss the demands of union members.


The Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers administers health care and social security systems and provides assistance in cases of disability, old age, risks in labor, and death. The institute is charged with providing benefits to all government workers. The Mexican Social Security Institute covers workers in the private sector. Together, they cover between 55 and 60 percent of the population of Mexico.

Moreno said that unless the union's demands are met, lawsuits and strikes will probably ensue.

Source: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/778762.html