TORCHED: The coalition that’s threatening to tank the games is growing

“Ever since Los Angeles was awarded the Olympics, the Coliseum has served as the backdrop for city leaders to share their 2028 plans. (Or, as I like to call them, what plans?) This morning, it was time to hear from the people. Squinting in the sun, a crowd of about 200 stood below the rings, waving posters with full-color photos of workers sharing what 2028 looked like to them — union jobs, more housing, an Airbnb ban, a guarantee of safety for immigrant communities as the federal government continued its reign of terror.”

KCAL NEWS: Los Angeles activists demand higher wages as the 2028 Summer Olympics approach

Members of various unions and advocacy groups rallied in support of a $30 per hour Olympic Wage on Thursday ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, calling their campaign a “New Deal for our Future.”

ABC 15 ARIZONA: Union alleges Sky Chefs employee retaliated against for blowing whistle on unsafe conditions

“Unite Here Local 11 says LSG Sky Chefs employee Filiberto Lares was suspended over a “safety issue” and given a warning. The suspension comes just weeks after Lares complained to city leaders that the AC was not properly functioning in their airline-catering trucks and the same day the union organized a protest at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.”

WELCOME TO THE UNION

Congratulations to workers at Desert Diamond Arena, Hudson at Sky Harbor Airport, Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater, Ontario Convention Center, and Toyota Arena workers on joining the union!

BREAKING NEWS: ANTI WORKER CAMPAIGN TO OVERTURN THE OLYMPIC WAGE FAILS OUTRIGHT QUALIFICATION

The Los Angeles County Registrar announced it will conduct a full count of the signatures gathered by the CEO-backed campaign, after completing an initial sample count.

Their failure to qualify outright is due in large part to the unprecedented efforts of workers and community to educate voters and collected signature withdrawals. Thank you to everybody who worked so hard to get us to this point!

A record of more than 120,000 Angelenos submitted forms to revoke their signatures on the referendum petition when they learned the petition would actually upend the Olympic Wage.

We’ll keep you updated when the full results are available in September!

PRESS-TELEGRAM: Long Beach Convention Center, airport, amphitheater workers to receive ‘Olympic wage’ increases

“This is something that we’ve been working on for a couple of years now, and it’s very significant,” said Ada Briceño, co-president of Unite Here Local 11, the labor union representing concession workers. “It’s going to change lives for hundreds of workers in the airport, in the Convention Center, and in the new amphitheater. We’re quite happy with what’s transpiring.”

IT’S OFFICIAL! LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL PASSES THE OLYMPIC WAGE!

The Long Beach City Council had a final vote to raise the wage for concession workers at the airport and convention center to $29.50/hour by the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2028. The policy extends protections to future workers at the Long Beach Bowl, a highly anticipated waterfront venue adjacent to the Queen Mary that will be the second-largest outdoor amphitheater in L.A. County.

Thanks to this victory, concession workers are now brought up to the same wage standard that was won by hotel workers when Long Beach voters approved Measure RW, which went into effect just over a year ago.

This victory was only made possible through our broad coalition of 75 local community organizations, 206 small businesses, and thousands of voters who overwhelmingly passed higher wages for our Long Beach tourism workers through Measure RW.

COMPASS WORKERS ON STRIKE!

Workers at the DreamWorks Animation Studios Cafeteria Operated by Compass Group Subsidiary went ON STRIKE!! Workers have been fighting for better wages, healthcare, and other benefits since last year.