Workers represented by Unite Here Local 11 at SoFi Stadium authorize a possible strike ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with the vote occurring days or about a week before the tournament begins at the Los Angeles venue. The union represents nearly 2,000 hospitality employees, including cooks, dishwashers, concession workers, bartenders, and servers. During a period of negotiations involving Unite Here Local 11 and Legends Hospitality, which operates stadium hospitality services, and FIFA, the unions’ members sought changes to wages and working conditions.
In the initial reporting, workers vote to authorize a strike, while negotiations are scheduled to continue. Subsequent reporting says the union announces a tentative labor agreement with Legends Hospitality that averts a strike during the World Cup. Sources describe the tentative deal as including wage increases for lower-paid workers. One report also describes additional labor protections, including a provision allowing workers to strike if they believe they are threatened by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the tournament.
Across outlets, the dispute centers on a new contract for stadium hospitality workers ahead of the World Cup’s start at SoFi Stadium.
