Owners of colmados and federations representing colmado owners are threatening to strike on 21 April and 22 April in an attempt to call attention to their plight. They are suffering from what they describe as unfair competition from the government itself. The government is implementing an Inespre food program called "Alimentos para Todos" whereby it has set up low cost food stalls near the colmados themselves and has some 400 mobile units roaming the city selling low cost produce. The government has agreed to stop the program but not until after the 16 May elections.
