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World Cup Leverage: California Stadium Workers Win the Right to Strike Over ICE

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By Paul Prescod, Natascha Elena Uhlmann Verified
| Labor Notes Verified
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 ICE pose a threat to their safety. The stadium’s 2,000 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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Can Transit Workers Escape The Death Spiral?

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By Paul Prescod, Labor Notes
| Popular Resistance
Above photo: Rhode Island bus drivers have been passing out flyers to passengers about proposed route cuts and asked them to attend state hearings. Save RIPTA. Public transit has been in a deep crisis since the Covid pandemic. Transit systems weren’t adequately funded to begin with. Then, as remote work increased, ridership declined. Now, emergency relief and infrastructure funds passed during the Biden administration have dried up. When transit systems make cuts, service quality declines.
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Can Transit Workers Escape the Death Spiral?

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By Paul Prescod
| Labor Notes Verified
Public transit has been in a deep crisis since the Covid pandemic. Transit systems weren’t adequately funded to begin with. Then, as remote work increased, ridership declined. Now, emergency relief and infrastructure funds passed during the Biden administration have dried up. When transit systems make cuts, service quality declines. As public transit gets dirtier, more dangerous, and less reliable, the public responds by using it less.
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