LOS ANGELES — California’s lieutenant governor and other elected officials on Tuesday urged Taylor Swift to postpone her Los Angeles concerts as a way to stand in solidarity with striking hotel workers. Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and dozens of state and local politicians signed an open letter telling Swift that her tour makes the region’s hotels money, with some properties “doubling and tripling what they charge because you are coming.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Meanwhile, the letter said, many housekeepers and other hotel workers can’t afford to live close to their jobs and some sleep in their cars and risk losing their homes. “Hotel workers are fighting for their lives.
California Politicians Ask Taylor Swift To Postpone L.a. Concerts In Solidarity With Striking Hotel Workers
Associated Press, Time
Tue, 08/01/2023 - 8:30pm
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