SAO PAULO (AP) — Workers building and renovating Brazil’s stadiums for the 2014 World Cup are threatening to go on strike if employers don’t agree to their demands for unified salaries and benefits.
There have been isolated strikes across the nation, but unions representing the workers in each of the 12 host cities are trying to come together to plead for better conditions.
Union leader Claudio da Silva Gomes said Tuesday the workers are ready to go on strike as early as next month if construction companies don’t agree to give employees the same salaries and benefits regardless of the venue.
FIFA has said World Cup preparations are behind schedule,and stadium construction has been one of the main concerns. The strike would likely create even more delays at several venues, especially the ones to be used for the Confederations Cup next year.
