Soccer superstar Lionel Messi, in Southern California ahead of his team’s clash with LAFC, drew praise from striking hospitality workers after he and his team heeded their calls and switched hotels.
Messi and his Inter Miami teammates were set to check in to the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica on Friday but were asked by striking workers to cancel their stay, said Maria Hernandez, a spokesperson for Unite Here Local 11, which says it represents more than 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona.
The move also drew praise from The Major League Soccer Players Association, the union that represents players in the league. “The MLSPA is proud to stand with the striking workers at the Fairmont Miramar and other LA area hotels, and we applaud the decision by MLS and Inter Miami to change hotels this weekend. We urge all of the hotels to reach fair contracts with their workers ASAP, “ the union wrote in a
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