Oakland Arena, Coliseum management to lay off 1,600 workers
Oakland Coliseum and Arena's 1,600 workers to lose jobs at year-end
Amidst uncertainty over the future of the Oakland Coliseum and Arena, the management company Legends Global gave the legally mandated 60-day WARN notice to the state, that 1,605 employees at the site will be terminated when their contract ends December 31, 2026.
OAKLAND, Calif. - The management company overseeing the Oakland Arena and Oakland Coliseum will cease operations and lay off its entire workforce by the end of the year, according to a notice filed with the state.
1,600 layoffs
Why you should care:
Legends Global, which has managed the complex since 2012, disclosed in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice that more than 1,600 employees will be laid off when the company ends operations at the site.
The planned job cuts span a wide range of roles at both venues, affecting stagehands, janitors, hospitality staff, and guest services workers.
Specifically, the breakdown includes these employees: 981 stagehands, 209 people in guest services, 149 people in food and beverage and hospitality, 117 security guards, 67 janitors, 45 people in administration, and 18 stationary engineers and wardrobe dressers.
The shutdown arrives amid major ownership transitions for the property.
Employees can reapply to be rehired
What's next:
A deal to sell the Coliseum to the African American Sports and Entertainment Group is currently moving forward, alongside a separate deal to sell the Oakland Arena to the Oak View investment group.
Ray Bobbitt, a spokesperson for Oakland Acquisition Co., told the San Francisco Chronicle on Tuesday that Oak View Group plans to rehire all unionized employees that were laid off by Legends. But they will have to reapply.
The Source: Information for this story comes from a WARN letter, San Francisco Chronicle