The case was filed at the Superior Court of the State of California in the County of Los Angeles against the City of Los Angeles and its Council member Mitch O'Farrell.

Unite Here Local 11 claimed in the lawsuit that the public knows "next to nothing" about important "aspects of the 2028 Games that will affect the lives and livelihoods of all Angelenos," and that its requests to the City of Los Angeles since mid-June for a draft contract were unsuccessful.

It added that plans for the Games "have so far been planned entirely free of public input".

The organisation sought a writ of mandate from the Court requiring the City of Los Angeles to disclose the Games Agreement, entered with Los Angeles 2028, which it said includes the "the vision for the 2028 Games and the City’s responsibilities in carrying them out."

It said the City of Los Angeles is "planning to execute the Games Agreement" this week, and argued this should be made public before it comes into force.

However, Los Angeles 2028 said that the Agreement will be publicised in due course.

"The proposed Agreement will be made public by the City as part of the standard public review process," it told insidethegames.

The lawsuit remains pending according to the Superior Court of the State of California in County of Los Angeles, with a hearing not scheduled until January 28 next year. 

Unite Here Local 11 alleges that "planning for the 2028 Games is coming at an inflection point in the public’s tolerance of the havoc wrought by the Olympics in recent years," with the city facing housing difficulties and experiencing the impact of climate change as well as the "abuse of police power".

The lawsuit cited the cost of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which it estimated at $15 billion (£11 billion/€13 billion), reports of "the demolition of public housing for elderly residents" and a rise in COVID-19 infections in the Japanese capital this summer to support its case.

It claimed "the Olympics have left Local Governments indebted for years and permanently displaced millions of poor residents".

The organisation also expressed concerns over the Olympics may lead to an expanded police budget and "affect the policing of our communities".

Unite Here Local 11 previously launched a campaign demanding that Los Angeles 2028 succeed in bringing "good hospitality jobs," commit to ensuring more black workers are hired and retained, and contribute to the production of affordable housing to help end the crisis in the city.

An initial Host City Contract was signed between the International Olympic Committee, the City of Los Angeles and the United States Olympic Committee in September 2017, outlining the requirements for Los Angeles as host.

The 'Host City Contract - Principles' document is publicly available through the IOC.

The chief executive of Los Angeles 2028 Kathy Carter has insisted the Games will be delivered "on time and on budget".

Los Angeles 2028 has also pledged to inject $160 million (£117 million/€138 million) into grassroots sport across the city.

The American city is scheduled to host the Olympic Games for the third time after 1932 and 1984 and the Paralympics for the first time.