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LA stadium workers threaten strike ahead of FIFA World Cup <p>Workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles have overwhelmingly voted to authorise a potential strike during the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2005266">World Cup</a>, just days before football’s global showpiece begins.</p> <p>The Unite Here Local 11 union, which represents about 2,000 stadium food and beverage workers, is demanding better pay along with assurances that federal immigration agents will not be allowed to enter the venue.</p> <p>A whopping 96 per cent of voters approved the strike call, meaning they have the green light to walk off the job at any time, with the World Cup due to open on Thursday.</p> <p>“Contract negotiations with stadium food service operator Legends Global and FIFA have not had significant progress on key economic and workplace safety issues,” the union said in a statement.</p> <p>New talks are scheduled for Monday, ahead of the first World Cup match on US soil on June 12 at SoFi.</p> <p>Cooks, dishwashers, bartenders, and others are represented by Unite Here.</p> <p>SoFi Stadium — the world’s most expensive sports venue, which opened in 2020 at a cost exceeding $5 billion — will host eig…

World Cup Strike Threat Looms Over SoFi Stadium Opener SoFi Stadium Workers Authorize Strike Ahead of World Cup Opener SoFi Stadium workers vote to authorize strike with World Cup just days away Michele McPhee • 3 days ago Credit: Courtesy Los Angeles Rams Roughly 2,000 SoFi Stadium workers voted overwhelmingly on Friday to authorize a strike just a week before the venue will stage the first FIFA World Cup game in the United States in more than three decades. Negotiations are continuing on a contract between UNITE HERE Local 11, the union representing the hospitality workers, cooks, dishwashers, concession workers and bartenders at the stadium’s food-service operators for Legends Global. Much of the dispute is not centered on wages and benefits, but workers want guarantees that Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be barred from the stadium. The Department of Homeland Security has said enforcement will be centered on human trafficking, which is a common law enforcement issue during large sporting events. The timing is critical because the United States Men’s National Team is scheduled to play its opening World Cup match against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium, which, because of FIFA …

SoFi Stadium workers vote to authorize strike ahead of World Cup Negotiations between the union representing the workers, the hospitality group at the Los Angeles stadium and FIFA are set to continue Monday.

SoFi Stadium workers vote to authorize strike ahead of World Cup Jae C. Hong / AP FIFA World Cup 2026 signage is displayed at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on June 1, 2026. A group of SoFi Stadium workers in Los Angeles have voted to authorize a strike, with the venue set to host the first U.S. match in the World Cup next week. The union representing the workers said on Friday its members, including cashiers, concession workers, bartenders, dishwashers, cooks and food attendants, voted 96% in favor of a strike. "Workers could walk off the job at any moment if their demands are not met," UNITE HERE Local 11 said. Workers' demands include higher pay, security on the job and protections against subcontracting and other potential threats to the erosion of union jobs. A top concern among workers is the role of federal immigration enforcement officers at the games, amid the Trump administration's aggressive immigration crackdown. As part of the negotiations, UNITE HERE Local 11 has asked FIFA to demand that both the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol will play no role at the World Cup. Yolanda Fierro, a union member who works at SoFi, said in a statement on …

US stadium and hotel workers threaten strikes ‘to make things fair’ during World Cup <p>Low wages and fears of ICE crackdowns have set workers on edge of strike as thousands set to arrive during World Cup</p><p>Hospitality and food service workers in several US cities hosting World Cup games are warning of looming labor disputes and possible strikes as the largest single sport tournament in the world gets ready to kick off on 11 June.</p><p>In Los Angeles, California, about 2,000 workers at SoFi Stadium represented by Unite Here Local 11 voted 96% in favor of a strike authorization as workers are seeking a new union contract with wage increases and protections from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/09/stadium-hotel-workers-strike-world-cup">Continue reading...</a>

A week before USMNT World Cup opener, union for SoFi Stadium workers ... World Cup Countdown LIVE 8m ago Workers at SoFi Stadium have voted to authorize a strike.Scott Strazzante / Getty Images The union that represents more than 2,000 workers at SoFi Stadium has voted 96 per cent in favor of authorizing a strike, just one week before theU.S. men’s national teamopen their World Cup campaign at the venue near Los Angeles. UNITE HERE Local 11 represent workers at the venue who largely work in food and beverage concessions, including cooks, dishwashers, servers and bartenders. Negotiations with the stadium operators, Legends Global, were broken off last week after multiple bargaining sessions failed to reach an agreement. The existing deal between the union and Legends had already ceased. Advertisement In an interview withThe Athleticlast week, the union’s co-president, Kurt Petersen, said Legends “were not taking the concerns and demands seriously enough.” The group’s threat to call a strike vote was firstextensively reported byThe Athleticin early April. The potential strike action threatens to impact eight World Cup matches at the venue, which is the home of the NFL’s two…

Strike authorized by SoFi Stadium workers as World Cup match nears A general view shows SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., Tuesday, May 12, 2026, during a media event for the upcoming FIFA World Cup soccer tournament.. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong,File) INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Stadium workers near Los Angeles have voted to authorize a strike as the venue prepares to host the U.S. men’s soccer team’s opening World Cup match. It doesn’t guarantee that the 2,000 bartenders, servers, cooks and dishwashers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, will walk off the job. But it gives them the option to do so after contract talks have stalled with the stadium’s food service provider. The vote comes days before the stadium near Los Angeles will host the U.S. team’s opening World Cup match against Paraguay. Union member Yolanda Fierro said that unless a deal is reached workers could go on strike for the June 12 match. Fierro said workers are concerned about pay and security on the job amid ramped-up immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump’s administration. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said this week the U.S. Department of Homeland Security told him federal authorities …

Workers at LA's SoFi Stadium authorize strike ahead of World Cup The threat of apotential labor crisisat Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium continues to loom just days before theWorld Cupkicks off, after a union representing more than 2,000 hospitality workers voted to authorize a strike. The union representing concession workers, servers, bartenders, dishwashers, cooks and other SoFi Stadium workers voted overwhelmingly Friday in favor of a strike. In the lead-up to the vote, union leadersvoiced concernsabout the possible presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at games, worker compensation and the potential automation of some services using artificial intelligence. According to a Washington Post/University of Maryland pollreleased last week, Americans broadly oppose ICE agents being present at stadiums during the World Cup, which is also being held in Canada and Mexico. The findings are unsurprising, given that ICE agents havegarnered comparisons to the Ku Klux Klanand are central to President Donald Trump’sdeadly,racist anti-immigrant crackdown. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullinhas vowedthat “every single” federal agency will be on-site at the games, “n…