How Life Got Better For LA’s World Cup Workers
Workers at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium, represented by UNITE HERE Local 11, secured a new contract with stadium operators Legends Global that includes significant wage increases and labor protections. The agreement also prevents future requirements for workers to provide extensive personal data to FIFA and bars subcontracting of their jobs. The contract is seen as a precedent for upcoming events such as the 2028 Olympics and NFL games at the venue.
- ▪Around 2,000 food and beverage workers at SoFi Stadium ratified a contract that raises wages and adds the right to stop work if immigration officers threaten safety.
- ▪The contract prohibits the stadium owner Stan Kroenke and the employer from subcontracting work away from the unionized staff.
- ▪FIFA's accreditation process previously required workers to submit detailed personal information, which could be shared with law‑enforcement agencies.
- ▪The new agreement is timed to expire before the 2028 Summer Olympics, aiming to avoid labor disputes during that major event.
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On June 9, workers at SoFi Stadium represented by UNITE HERE Local 11 celebrate winning a new contract with stadium operators Legends Global that includes major raises and labor protections.Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. “I see the federal agents walking. I had one of those ‘Kick ICE out’ buttons, and he looked at me, and he looked at it again. I said, would you like one? I have some extra buttons…He just looked at me and walked off.” Yolanda recounted that story to me on Tuesday. She has been a luxury suite runner Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, a venue for the FIFA Men’s World Cup, since 2021.
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