New York Hotel Workers Who Served World Cup Fans Get to Attend a Match
Martha Bustillo, a 65-year-old housekeeper at a New York hotel, was among 24 hotel employees from New York and New Jersey selected by their union, the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council, to attend a World Cup match at MetLife Stadium. The initiative is part of a broader effort by local officials to make tickets available to residents priced out of the tournament, with over 2,500 tickets distributed. Bustillo, a Honduran immigrant and soccer fan, had resigned herself to experiencing the World Cup only through the guests she served, cleaning rooms of fans from Brazil, England, and Panama. When she learned she would attend the England vs. Panama group-stage match, she was overjoyed. The story highlights the contrast between the global spectacle of the World Cup and the economic realities for working-class New Yorkers, who often serve the event but cannot afford to attend.
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