Overview
- Roughly 2,000 SoFi Stadium hospitality workers voted 96% in favor of a strike authorization, a decision union leaders announced on Friday that gives them the option to walk off the job at any time.
- The authorization follows stalled contract talks with Legends Global and sets a deadline for new talks scheduled to resume on Monday before the U.S. opener on June 12.
- Union demands focus on higher wages and event premiums, limits on automation and subcontracting, and the right to stop work if federal immigration enforcement enters the venue.
- Workers and the ACLU have filed a complaint asking California authorities to review FIFA’s credentialing and the collection of Social Security numbers and fingerprints over privacy and ICE‑sharing concerns.
- Legends Global says it has contingency staffing plans to keep operations running but any replacements would need the same FIFA credentials, leaving potential for logistical and reputational disruption during eight SoFi matches.