Bad — But Unforgettable — Hotel
I’m going to guess the people in this hotel lobby won’t forget this one any time soon:
The AFL-CIO blog explains:
Lady Gaga recently made an unexpected appearance at the Westin Saint Francis hotel in San Francisco—in the form of a flash mob singing a pro-worker version of lyrics to her “Bad Romance.” Replete with tuba, trombone, snare drum and a couple dozen dancing activists, the group materialized in the hotel’s lobby to denounce the chain’s poor treatment of its employees and urge people to “Boycott, boycott,” this “bad, bad hotel.”
Sponsored by the San Francisco chapter of Pride At Work, an AFL-CIO constituency group for LGBTQ workers, the action demonstrated support for the more than 9,000 workers in the area who have been working without a contract since August 2009 at several Hyatt, Hilton, Starwood and InterContinental Hotels (the Westin is owned by Starwood). The activists created the song and dance routine to tell the hundreds of thousands of LGBTQ people from across the country coming to San Francisco in June for Pride Week to honor the worker-called boycott.
Tags: unions
So awesome. I love these kinds of actions.
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I love watching them on YouTube, but the more popular they are the more I get worried I’ll be asked to participate in one, and I don’t have the necessary comfort with the spotlight…
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Hey Laura, I’ve got a great new campaign idea!
Let’s talk.
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As an older guy I am not exactly a fan of Lady Gaga. However any entertainer, athlete or celebrity that supports organized labor is OK by me!
Lady Gaga; YOU ARE THE BEST!
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