Petition to Cancel Taylor Swift's LA Performances Causes Uproar

A petition to cancel Taylor Swift's LA tour dates aims to get Taylor Swift to stand in solidarity with local hotel worker unions on strike.

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00:00 California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis is demanding Taylor Swift cancel her Los Angeles concerts.

00:05 News of the Lt. Gov. signing a petition calling for Swift to cancel her performances in the City

00:10 of Angels came as a shock to many. Just a week prior, Kounalakis personally attended a Swift

00:16 concert in Santa Clara, California. The petition aims to get Taylor Swift to stand in solidarity

00:21 with local hotel workers, as they're currently on strike. However, many feel it may be a fruitless

00:27 endeavor. Many of those attending the Swift concerts in LA have had their tickets and

00:31 hotel bookings for weeks, if not months prior. However, an open letter addressed to the singer

00:37 claimed a few hotels are increasing their rates due to her tour. Taylor Swift has yet

00:41 to comment on the growing petition.

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