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LA-area stadium workers to vote on strike a week before World Cup begins

The Guardian Business Friday 05 June 2026, 01:42 UTC By Roque Planas in Los Angeles 1 min read
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Workers say they deserve a greater share of the windfall and want protection from ICE and invasive data collectionWorkers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, are voting on whether to authorize a strike one week before World Cup soccer games are slated to begin in the Los Angeles area. Unite Here Local 11’s strike authorization vote comes as ongoing negotiations for a new contract with stadium operator Legends Global have stalled, with workers saying they deserve a greater share of the...

Workers say they deserve a greater share of the windfall and want protection from ICE and invasive data collection

Workers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, are voting on whether to authorize a strike one week before World Cup soccer games are slated to begin in the Los Angeles area.

Unite Here Local 11’s strike authorization vote comes as ongoing negotiations for a new contract with stadium operator Legends Global have stalled, with workers saying they deserve a greater share of the windfall from a packed schedule of coming mega-events that include the World Cup, the Super Bowl and the Olympics.

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