{"id":1988724,"date":"2023-08-02T13:32:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T17:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-swift-pushed-by-california-lieutenant-governor-to-postpone-concerts-as-hotel-workers-strike\/"},"modified":"2023-08-02T13:34:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T17:34:27","slug":"taylor-swift-pushed-by-california-lieutenant-governor-to-postpone-concerts-as-hotel-workers-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-swift-pushed-by-california-lieutenant-governor-to-postpone-concerts-as-hotel-workers-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"California lieutenant governor urges Taylor Swift to delay concerts amidst ongoing hotel worker strike."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftaylor-swift-pushed-by-california-lieutenant-governor-to-postpone-concerts-as-hotel-workers-strike%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1988724&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>California Lawmakers and Hotel Workers Urge Taylor Swift to Show Solidarity in Labor Strike<\/h2>\n<p>California lawmakers and hotel \u2063workers are making a heartfelt plea to Taylor Swift, urging her to delay \u2062her highly anticipated Eras tour concert in Los Angeles. This request comes as a show of\u2063 support\u2062 for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-swift-pushed-by-california-lieutenant-governor-to-postpone-concerts-as-hotel-workers-strike\/\" title=\"California lieutenant governor urges Taylor Swift to delay concerts amidst ongoing hotel worker strike.\">ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eu-actions-show-iran-will-pay-no-price-for-terror\/\" title=\"EU Actions Show Iran Will Pay No Price For Terror\">labor strike<\/a> affecting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/axe-wielding-antifa-group-occupy-hotel-in-olympia-wash\/\" title=\"Axe-wielding Antifa group occupy hotel in Olympia, Wash.\">hotel employees<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Soaring Hotel Prices Impacting Workers<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Democratic California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis recently\u2062 signed a letter addressed\u200b to Swift, highlighting the detrimental impact of skyrocketing hotel room prices on the working conditions of hotel employees.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>A Cry for Help<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The letter states, &#8220;The hotels are making more money than ever, but many workers cannot afford to live close to where they work. Some of them even sleep \u200din their cars between shifts. Others are at risk of losing their homes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kounalakis, who \u2062is running to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom \u200b(D-CA) in 2026, took to X, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> formerly known as Twitter, to share photos of herself attending Swift&#8217;s Eras tour in Santa Clara over the weekend.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>A Unified Call for Action<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The plea, posted by\u200b Unite HERE \u2062Local \u200d11, representing \u200dunion workers at 60 hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties, garnered support from numerous state elected officials, including\u2064 two California state senators \u2014 Dave Min and\u200d Maria Elena Durazo.<\/p>\n<p>The letter reads, &#8220;Hotel workers are fighting \u2064for their lives. They are fighting for a living wage.\u2064 They have gone on strike. Now, they are asking for your \u2063support. Speak Now! Stand with hotel workers and\u200d postpone your concerts,&#8221;\u2064 referencing\u2064 Swift&#8217;s\u2062 third studio album, Speak Now.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>A Historic Strike<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This year, thousands of hotel workers in California participated in the largest multi-hotel strike in the state&#8217;s history, demanding better pay and benefits.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> \u2062 to read more from \u200dThe Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>A \u2063Plea for Fairness<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hotel workers, in an open\u200d letter published by the Los \u2064Angeles Times, implored Swift to postpone her LA concerts in \u200bsolidarity with their labor strike. They expressed their frustration with hotel rooms doubling \u2064and tripling in price due to her concerts, while they receive no additional compensation.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, Swift has not responded to \u200dthe \u2063requests of elected officials and hotel workers. However, her United States concerts are expected to break records and become the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-swift-hands-out-massive-bonus-checks-to-eras-tour-truckers-report\/\" title=\"Taylor Swift Hands Out Massive Bonus Checks To Eras Tour Truckers: Report\">highest-grossing tour<\/a> of all time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California lawmakers and hotel workers urge Taylor Swift to postpone her Eras tour concert in LA, aligning with a labor strike. Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis signed a letter requesting Swift&#8217;s solidarity. 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