SoFi Stadium workers authorize strike ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup in LA

Roughly 2,000 SoFi Stadium workers overwhelmingly authorized a strike a week earlier the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks disconnected successful Los Angeles. 

Unite Here Local 11, which represents the stadium's hospitality staff, said 96% of its members voted successful favour of striking. While their demands see higher wages and occupation security, the main crushed for the imaginable walkout stems from the beingness of Immigration and Customs Enforcement astatine the planetary shot tournament. 

"The main concern, archetypal of all, is the ICE contented being connected the grounds," idiosyncratic Yolanda Fierro said connected Thursday. "Myself and my co-workers are a small spot frightened of coming to work, due to the fact that I bash person a batch of employees that are present connected moving visas from antithetic countries."  

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, insisted that ICE agents volition beryllium astatine the stadium to people counterfeiters and traffickers. However, the workers said they bash not spot the national bureau and privation the close to onslaught if national migration agents participate the stadium and make "a tenable fearfulness for their safety."

CBS LA contacted Legends Global, which manages nutrient and beverage astatine SoFi Stadium, but did not person a effect portion workers voted connected the strike.

In April, Legends Global said they had nary remark connected the imaginable strike. Unite Here Local 11 said some sides volition instrumentality to the bargaining array connected Monday, June 8. 

SoFi Stadium is slated to big 8 matches during the World Cup. The U.S. men's nationalist squad volition look Paraguay successful the archetypal lucifer connected Friday, June 12.