Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex)’s rescue strategy lacks the support of its own technical and professional staff.
According to information published by Expansión, the National Union of Petroleum Technicians and Professionals (UNTyPP) expressed its opposition to several points of the oil company’s new Strategic Plan, especially in the section titled Personal Services.
According to the union, the measures included represent a setback in working conditions, with a direct impact on those who, they claim, guarantee the technical, operational, and safety continuity of the company’s facilities and processes.
They directly impact personnel without a comprehensive assessment of the operational role they play,” UNTyPP said in a statement.
What does Pemex’s Strategic Plan propose?
According to the internal document, Pemex is seeking savings of approximately 9.96 billion pesos, equivalent to 29% of total spending on confidential personnel for this year, through the following actions:
Cancellation of 3,051 confidential positions (14% of the total), with a saving of 3.507 billion pesos.
Modification of the platform payment scheme, with a saving of 1.983 billion pesos.
Containment of indirect expenses by 212 million pesos.
Restructuring of housing loans with an impact of 360 million pesos.
Elimination of double disbursement of positions for 597 million pesos.
Containment of salary increases: 700 million pesos for confidential personnel and 1.092 billion pesos for Unionized.
Downward releveling of management levels, with savings of 1,509.4 billion pesos.
The plan establishes that the budget requested for Personnel Services in 2026 will be 111.094 billion pesos, less than the 121.054 billion pesos projected without the plan.
From that year on, the amount will grow at the rate of inflation plus 1.1% annually until 2035.
Workers’ Arguments
The union maintains that these measures do not address the company’s structural problems and directly affect those who have the least room to absorb the adjustments.
We no longer accept being the most accessible adjustment resource in the face of each new financial reorganization,” the statement states.
The workers demand:
Immediate review of the Personal Services section.
Installation of a dialogue table with Pemex’s general management.
Active participation in alternative proposals that do not reduce working conditions.
Recognition of the dignity, experience, and relevance of technical and professional staff.
Federal government announces plan to modernize Pemex with increased production, reduced debt, and an energy transition by 2035.
Federal government announces plan to modernize Pemex with increased production, reduced debt, and an energy transition by 2035. (Juan Carlos Buenrostro/Presidency)
Collective bargaining agreement negotiation
In parallel, Pemex and the Oil Workers Union of the Mexican Republic (STPRM) continue to review the collective bargaining agreement for the 2025-2027 period.
The union has postponed its intention to strike until August 31 to continue negotiations on:
Salary increases and benefits higher than current ones.
Return to the 30/50 retirement system (30 years of service or 55 years of age).
Financial leave, more vacation days, and mandatory rest periods.
Source: elimparcial
