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New York CNN —“Swifties” heading to Los Angeles to see Taylor Swift concerts this week may find a large number of staff at their hotels on strike when they get there. Some California politicians wrote to Swift this week urging her to cancel her shows in LA, which run from Thursday through August 9. The politicians said Swift’s shows would be money makers for the hotels they are battling. Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/Getty ImagesThe open letter addressed to Swift said, “We are writing in support of the hotel housekeepers across Los Angeles. “In Los Angeles, hotels are doubling and tripling what they charge because you are coming… but many workers cannot afford to live close to where they work.
Persons: Taylor Swift, Swift, Gov, Eleni Kounalakis, JW, Beverly Hilton, Seasons Regent Beverly Wilshire, Irfan Khan, , – CNN’s Chris Isidore Organizations: New, New York CNN, SoFi, Westin LAX, Democrat, CNN, Ritz, Carlton, JW Marriott LA, Anaheim Hilton, Seasons Regent, Hyatt Regency LAX, Los Angeles Times Locations: New York, Los Angeles, LAX, California, LA, Southern California, Orange, Fairmont Miramar, Anaheim, Los Angeles , CA
New York CNN —A union representing 15,000 workers at 65 major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties are set to go on strike early Saturday in a push for significantly improved wages. In 2023, hotel profits in Los Angeles and Orange County exceeded pre-pandemic levels according to Unite Here Local 11, the union representing the workers. But the union said hospitality workers continue to struggle to afford a place to live in the cities where they work. Hotel workers priced out of LA“Hotel workers who work in the booming Los Angeles’ tourism industry must be able to live in Los Angeles,” said union Co-President Kurt Petersen. “Workers are ready to strike until they get what they are asking for,” said union spokesperson Maria Hernandez.
Persons: JW, Beverly Hilton, Seasons Regent Beverly Wilshire, , Kurt Petersen, Maria Hernandez Organizations: New, New York CNN, Ritz, Carlton, JW Marriott LA, Anaheim Hilton, Seasons Regent, LA “, Westin Bonaventure, Coordinated, Management, City, “ Workers, Screen, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Los Angeles Locations: New York, Los Angeles, Orange, Fairmont Miramar, Anaheim, LA, Angeles, City and County, Orange County, Southern California
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