Service workers at SoFi Stadium have voted to authorize a potential strike just days before the venue is scheduled to host the United States opening World Cup match against Paraguay on June 12.

Unite Here Local 11, the union representing SoFi Stadium workers, votes to authorize a strike less than a week before the venue will host a World Cup game.

Thousands of cooks, dishwashers, concessions workers, bartenders and servers at SoFi Stadium are threatening to picket, citing insufficient pay, erosion of jobs, and plans for ICE to be at the games.

Unite Here Local 11, which represents the roughly 2,000 hospitality workers at SoFi Stadium, said voting will finish on Friday night.

Roughly 2,000 unionized hospitality workers at SoFi Stadium voted to authorize a strike Friday, setting the stage for a possible work stoppage as the venue prepares to serve as a key location in the World Cup soccer tournament.

Roughly 2,000 SoFi Stadium workers overwhelmingly authorized a strike a week before the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Los Angeles.

Hospitality workers in Los Angeles are threatening to strike during the FIFA World Cup. About 2,000 concession workers at SoFi Stadium are asking for protections from ICE raids.

SoFi Stadium workers, including cashiers, dishwasher, cooks, bartenders and more, voted to authorize a strike days before the FIFA World Cup was set to begin. A spokesperson for UNITE HERE Local 11 shared on Friday evening that union members voted 96% in favor of authorizing a strike,