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SoFi Stadium workers avoid strike after deal reached ahead of World Cup

The tentative contract will give stadium cooks among the highest wages for the job in the country

The Independent UK

US stadium and hotel workers threaten strikes ‘to make things fair’ during World Cup

Low wages and fears of ICE crackdowns have set workers on edge of strike as thousands set to arrive during World Cup

The Guardian - US

USMNT’s First World Cup Game Thrown Into Jeopardy by Stadium Strike

The Stars and Stripes are scheduled to kick off Group D against Paraguay at the SoFi Stadium on Friday.

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Hospitality Workers at SoFi Stadium Threaten Strike One Week Before World Cup

According to Unite Here Local 11, which represents nearly 2,000 hospitality workers at SoFi Stadium, voting on the potential strike is scheduled to conclude June 6. The union and management are expected to return to the bargaining table June 8.

Latin Times

LA-area stadium workers to vote on strike a week before World Cup begins

Workers say they deserve a greater share of the windfall and want protection from ICE and invasive data collection

The Guardian - US

We were told the 2026 World Cup would be a unifying force. The reality is far different

The original plans for this summer’s tournament could scarcely sound much different than what we seem to have in store

The Guardian - US

Hotel Workers Knock on a Million Doors, Targeting Latinos, to Keep Arizona Blue for Kamala Harris

One in four voters is Latino in a critical state where Biden won but Trump now leads.

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US hotel workers still fighting for basic benefits after ‘hot labor summer’

Thousands of hotel workers in southern California have gone on strike over 100 times since last July, with some still fighting for new union contracts

The Guardian - US

Union Negotiating Strategy Pays Off in SoCal Hotel Deals

In the face of weak labor laws, hospitality workers brought their fight for better wages and working conditions to the court of public opinion.

Capital & Main

Toothless Laws Allow the Los Angeles Hotel Strike to Stall

All sides must bargain in “good faith,” but U.S. labor laws do not say what that means, and penalties are weak.

Capital & Main

A hotel worker's 3-hour commute tells the story of LA's housing crisis and her strike

Long commutes are a key reason why LA hotel workers have been on rolling strikes since early July. And they have a unique solution for hotels to help them.

WEKU

‘Solidarity came naturally’: why Inter Miami’s support of striking hotel workers matters

After accidentally wading into a labor dispute on a road trip, the club helped raise the visibility of workers’ struggles in southern California

The Guardian - US

Political scientists confront real world politics dealing with hotel workers strike

The American Political Science Association, or APSA, is holding its annual meeting in Los Angeles this weekend despite calls from striking hotel workers for conferences to stay away from the city.

WEKU

Taylor Swift urged to cancel LA shows in solidarity with striking hotel workers

California lieutenant governor among officials calling for postponement as thousands on strike demanding better pay and benefits

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Los Angeles Times

Hotel workers kick off third wave of strikes in Hollywood, Pasadena

Hundreds of hotel workers in Hollywood and Pasadena walked out this morning, kicking off a third wave of rolling strikes to hit Southern California this summer.

Los Angeles Times

Hotel, union negotiation fails to break stalemate; more walkouts ahead, union vows

Tensions rose Tuesday between the Southern California hotel operators and their striking workers during the first bargaining session since intermittent walkouts began July 1. Hotel representatives accused the union of failing to bargain in good faith, and Unite Here Local 11 vowed more strikes at hotels across Los Angeles and…

Capital & Main

The Truth About the Los Angeles Hotel Workers’ Strike

Despite recent wins, union members still can’t afford to live anywhere near where they work.

Los Angeles Times

Gustavo Arellano: Three's not a crowd. Meet the co-presidents of the union behind the hotel workers' strike

LOS ANGELES — In a red-shirted sea of hundreds of striking hotel workers marching through downtown Los Angeles on the Fourth of July, Ada Briceño, Susan Minato and Kurt Petersen were just faces in the crowd.

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Los Angeles Times

Southern California hotels hit by strike say union is unlawfully pushing housing agenda

LOS ANGELES — Amid tense negotiations over new contracts for thousands of local hotel housekeepers, receptionists and cooks, a group of Southern California hotels filed an unfair labor practice charge accusing Unite Here Local 11 of striking over policy proposals that have “nothing to do” with the employees it represents.

The Independent UK

California hotel workers back on the job after strike, but union warns more walkouts possible

Workers who picketed 19 major Southern California hotels over the long holiday weekend are back on the job, but their union warned that more walkouts could come at any time

Los Angeles Times

LA hotel workers back on the job but say more strikes to come

LOS ANGELES — Thousands of service workers at 19 hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties returned to work Wednesday after three days of strikes over the busy Fourth of July weekend.

Los Angeles Times

‘Not able to live’: California hotel employees talk overwork, long commutes, betrayal

Thousands of Southern California hotel workers took to picket lines Sunday, wearing red union T-shirts and chanting for others to join their fight for better wages and benefits in a region they say has become increasingly unaffordable.

The Independent UK

Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California are on strike, demanding better pay and benefits

Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California walked off the job Sunday, demanding higher pay and better benefits in what the union is calling the largest strike in its history

The Independent UK

Thousands of hotel workers strike in southern California over pay

‘All we do in hotels is work and work and get by with very little,’ said one worker. ‘We take care of the tourists, but no one takes care of us’

Los Angeles Times

Beverly Hills voters to decide the fate of ultra-luxury LVMH hotel project

In a city whose name is shorthand for exclusivity and wealth, the future of a planned ultra-opulent hotel will soon be decided by the most democratic of means: an election.

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