2023-08-02 14:22:25
Californian employees in the sector, who are fighting for decent wages, are urging the singer to postpone her concerts.
Los Angeles, city of all strikes? To the movement of actors and screenwriters, which is paralyzing Hollywood, is added that of workers in the hotel sector. They too are asking for an increase in their wages and working conditions. In this context, the arrival of Taylor Swift, who is to give several concerts in the city, becomes a political issue.
An open letter to the American pop star was written by various employees in the region on July 27. Posted in the Los Angeles Times , the text is supported by the deputy governor of California, the Democrat Eleni Kounalakis, and by dozens of local elected officials, mayors, senators and even by the leader of the majority in the local assembly, Issac Bryan.
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In this open letter, strikers and politicians claim that the singer’s tour in Los Angeles will boost the income of the local hotel sector, even as employees fight for better wages. “Your tour brings a lot of money to the hotels we work in, underline the text. In Los Angeles they charge (hotels) double or even triple their price because you are coming to the city.»
Hospitality workers are fighting for their survival and for a living wage. They went on strike. Now they ask for your support
Open letter to Taylor Swift published by the Los Angeles Times
Meanwhile, according to the letter, many housekeepers and other hotel workers can no longer find accommodation near their jobs. Some sleep in their cars while others risk losing their homes. “Our salaries are very low and many of us will lose our homes. Hospitality workers are fighting for their survival and for a living wage. They went on strike. Now they ask for your support, they urge. Support employees and reschedule your gigs.” The strike was launched by the hotel and catering trade union Unite Here Local 11, which claims 30,000 members.
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Taylor Swift, who has not yet reacted to this arrest, is to give six concerts at SoFi Stadium, near Los Angeles from Thursday.
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