California officials urge Taylor Swift to 'Speak Now' and postpone L.A. concerts over hotels strike

Dozens of elected officials sent Swift a message Tuesday backing hotel workers amid stalled contract negotiations and a worsening cost-of-living cr...

August 9, 2023
2:30 AM

Dozens of elected officials sent Swift a message Tuesday backing hotel workers amid stalled contract negotiations and a worsening cost-of-living crisis. typify the county's politics. Unite Here Local 11 has been in contract negotiations with hotels since late April, and the union is requesting an immediate increase of $5 per hour in wages and an additional $3 per hour raise each year over a span of two years. Also among its demands are health care benefits, a pension plan, and a policy that would ban the use of E-Verify, the federal system that checks a worker's immigration status.

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