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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Roque Planas in Los Angeles

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

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Yolanda Fierro at union headquarters in Inglewood, California, on Thursday. Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images

Workers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, are voting on whether to authorize a strike one week before World Cup soccer games are slated to begin in the Los Angeles area.

Unite Here Local 11’s strike authorization vote comes as ongoing negotiations for a new contract with stadium operator Legends Global have stalled, with workers saying they deserve a greater share of the windfall from a packed schedule of coming mega-events that include the World Cup, the Super Bowl and the Olympics.

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