Judicial Workers in Cancún Lock Court Entrances and Halt Work to Protest New Performance Reviews

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Federal judicial workers locked the entrances to their Cancún offices on Friday and halted work to protest a new performance evaluation system, warning they will resume the action on Monday.

The workers had initially announced an open-ended strike but suspended the stoppage at the end of the workday. They gathered from early morning at the building on Andrés Quintana Roo Avenue to reject the guidelines published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, arguing the rules could threaten their job stability, seniority and acquired rights.

Employees questioned whether the evaluations could hinge on the judgment of whoever administers them and demanded guarantees that the process is fair and transparent.

The judiciary’s administrative body said the exams are diagnostic in nature and denied that applying them would lead to layoffs or the loss of positions. It said the goal is to assess staff members’ working conditions, skills and knowledge.

During the protest, participants told people who arrived at the building that legal deadlines, hearings and case files would be paused while activities were suspended, so dates would not run against those with pending matters.

At the end of the day, the workers announced they will demonstrate again on Monday and will maintain their demands while awaiting progress in talks with judicial authorities.