Taylor Swift pushed by California lieutenant governor to postpone concerts as hotel workers strike

California lawmakers and hotel workers are pleading with Taylor Swift to delay her Eras tour concert ahead of the six-night stop in Los Angeles starting this week, pushing the pop star to show solidarity in a rolling labor strike.

Democratic California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis signed a letter addressed to Swift outlining the effect soaring hotel room prices have on the working conditions of hotel employees.

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“The hotels are making more money than ever, but many workers cannot afford to live close to where they work,” the letter reads. “Some of them even sleep in their cars between shifts. Others are at risk of losing their homes.”

Kounalakis, who is running to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) in 2026, posted photos on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, of her at the Swift’s Eras tour in Santa Clara over the weekend.

The plea, posted by Unite HERE Local 11, which represents union workers at 60 hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties, was signed by dozens of state elected officials, including two California state senators — Dave Min and Maria Elena Durazo.

“Hotel workers are fighting for their lives. They are fighting for a living wage. They have gone on strike. Now, they are asking for your support. Speak Now!,” the letter reads, referring to Swift’s third studio album Speak Now. “Stand with hotel workers and postpone your concerts.”

Thousands of hotel workers in the Golden State went on strike this year, demanding better pay and benefits, in what the union called the “largest multi-hotel strike in California history.”

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Hotel workers asked the pop star to postpone her LA concerts in support of their labor strike last week, writing to Swift in an open letter posted by the Los Angeles Times to express that hotel rooms “are doubling and tripling what they charge because you are coming,” adding they “add junk fees on rooms, just like Ticketmaster does,” but the workers see no extra pay.

Swift has not responded to the demands of elected officials and hotel workers ahead of the final leg of her United States concerts, which is expected to become the highest-grossing tour of all time.