CROC Denies Strike Reports, Says Contract Reviews Are Routine

Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo — The Revolutionary Confederation of Workers and Peasants (CROC) in Quintana Roo on Monday denied reports of labor strikes at hotels in the state, saying the strike notices publicized by some media outlets are a routine part of contract negotiations and do not mean a walkout is imminent.

Martín De la Cruz Gómez, the union’s secretary general, said the filings are a normal procedure before the Conciliation and Arbitration Board and the Labor Tribunal, as required by law. “The demand for review of the collective bargaining agreements we have with various hotels and companies does not mean a strike is going to start,” he said in an interview.

He said the Labor Department reviews each case and consults workers before concluding the process. No strike has been launched, he added, contrary to some news reports. The only strike that occurred was at the Hotel Parnassus in Cancún, which the union won. The union is now waiting for the hotel to be appraised before it is auctioned.

Karime Albarrán, CROC’s legal coordinator, said collective contracts must be reviewed by employees under the reforms to the Federal Labor Law. Workers themselves take part in some of the legal proceedings, she said, and conciliation has been the preferred route in most cases. “Through the strike notice, we only give formal status to those negotiations,” she said. “In all procedures, agreements were reached without having to go on strike.”

In 2025, CROC filed 125 strike notices — 68 for wage review and 56 for comprehensive review. So far in 2026, the union has filed 48 notices, 30 for wage review and 18 for comprehensive review.

De la Cruz insisted the filings are a mandatory step, but some media outlets unfamiliar with the process have misinterpreted them.