Two hotels in Mérida were put in check due to strikes that occurred between February 7 and 8, which had not been seen in more than a decade.
On Friday, February 7, workers at the Los Aluxes Hotel, affiliated with the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM), began a strike after disagreeing with the company on salary and labor improvements.
Among their demands are a 30% salary increase, a 60% seniority bonus, 30 days of bonus, life insurance for 50 thousand pesos, a monthly basic basket of 3 thousand pesos, a punctuality bonus of 700 pesos, Christmas and New Year dinners of a thousand pesos each, and a 3% savings fund.
The director of Hotel Los Aluxes, José Campillo González, stated that it was impossible to meet all the demands and that the company had offered a salary increase of 12 to 15%. This proposal was rejected by the workers. This situation led to the eviction of approximately 100 guests who occupied 63 rooms, and who were relocated to other hotels in the city.
At the same time, the Hyatt Regency Hotel, on Paseo de Montejo, faced a strike scheduled for Saturday, February 8 at 2:00 p.m. Faced with the imminent strike, the hotel management decided to evict around 500 guests from the previous night and cancel future reservations, which resulted in losses estimated at eight million pesos. However, after intense negotiations between union representatives, employers, and state authorities, the strike was extended for a week in search of a definitive agreement.
After the resolution for the Hyatt hotel, negotiations continued at the Government Palace, focusing on the resolution of the conflict in Los Aluxes. After almost 12 hours of dialogue, they reached an agreement to end the strike at this hotel, establishing a salary increase of 13.5%, below the 30 percent initially requested by the workers.
The pact was approved at the union assembly and formalized before the Second Labor Judge. Shortly after noon, workers removed the red-and-black flags, ending a strike that lasted just over 34 hours.
Juan José Martín Pacheco, owner of the hotel and president of the Association of Hotels and Motels, confirmed that Los Aluxes is reopening on Sunday 9 at noon and will gradually resume its operations, anticipating a complete normalization of the service by Tuesday 13, once the necessary supplies are replenished.
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