LA Stadium Workers Won the Right to Strike Over ICE
Wielding the leverage of scheduled World Cup matches, concessions workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles won the right to strike if ICE poses a threat to their safety. The victory comes amid other World Cup–related worker contract wins across the US.
SoFi Stadium workers, including cooks, bartenders, dishwashers, servers, and cashiers, protest outside the stadium ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Inglewood, California, on May 18, 2026. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images
In a World Cup–fueled union win, concessions workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles have won the right to walk off the job, should Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) pose a threat to their safety.
The stadium’s two thousand cooks, bartenders, dishwashers, servers, and attendants had a major piece of leverage this summer: eight scheduled World Cup matches. Their victory came days after a 96 percent vote to authorize a strike.
Their next contract will expire at the end of April 2028, weeks before the Los Angeles Summer Olympics.
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