The organization Broad Force of Transporters (FAT) announced this Tuesday that, given the lack of response from the authorities to their demands, would carry out a mega blockade that would affect the main streets and avenues of Mexico City.
The blockade was scheduled to begin at 6:30 am this Wednesday, October 29; however, Shortly after, the FAT issued a statement informing that said mobilization would be postponed.
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As they explained, the cancellation is directly due to the fact that The capital authorities agreed to a meeting with the transporters to discuss their demands and reach an agreement.
“The FAT apologizes to the citizens for the inconvenience they may have suffered due to the announcements of demonstrations and blockades, but they were the last option to make evident the dissatisfaction with the precarious economic and labor situation experienced by the transport sector of the capital,” they explained in the document.
For some time, CDMX drivers had denounced the uncontrolled increase in diesel; therefore, Among their demands, they demand that the Government deliver a fuel bonus and increase the fare.in order to improve the working conditions of transporters, who assure that the increase in operating costs has strongly affected their quality of life.
For this reason, the head of Government, Clara Brugadaagreed to a meeting with public transport operators next Friday, October 31, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., at Mobility Secretariat (Semovi).
According to the official, this meeting aims to put all the transporters’ requests on the table and negotiate until reaching an agreement. agreement that benefits both them and the passengers, whose complaints about the service have also come to light in recent days.
Brugada stressed that bilateral dialogue will continue until a definitive resolution is achieved, and assured that all aspects of this problem will be considered.
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However, This does not rule out a total strike, since the union indicated that it will analyze the progress of the dialogue before determining its next steps.
In this sense, it is expected that on the day of the formal negotiation table, blockades may be carried out to demand the attention of the authorities in the face of the crisis in the transportation sector in Mexico City.
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