Mexico service sector labor strikes

In late July 2026, labor unrest spread across Mexico’s service industries. A Labor Tribunal in Chetumal warned that the Hyatt hotel in Playa del Carmen could face a strike after a union filed a lawsuit alleging violations of a collective bargaining agreement. The tribunal gave the union three days to set a new strike date, with a conciliatory hearing scheduled for October.

A few days later, workers at the Mayakoba tourist complex in Playa del Carmen began a work stoppage over irregular salary deductions and lack of transparency in tax and social‑security withholdings. Simultaneously, employees of the Nacional Monte de Piedad pawnshop in Mérida continued a ten‑month strike over unresolved collective‑bargaining issues, leaving multiple branches closed and forcing families to seek costlier private loans. These actions illustrate a widening wave of labor disputes in Mexico’s tourism and financial sectors, as workers push for clearer wage practices and contract negotiations.