From San Diego Gay & Lesbian News:
Union Says Boycott Cost Owners $2.4 Million
Doug Manchester, owner of the Manchester Grand Hyatt and the subject of a long-standing boycott because of his support of the Yes on 8 campaign to overturn gay marriage rights in California, has agreed to sell his 1,625-room hotel for $570 million to Host Hotels & Resorts. Since 2006, Manchester has been at the center of public scrutiny by UNITE HERE Local 30, a hotel and hospitality workers union representing 4,500 hotel, gaming and food service workers throughout San Diego County. The union's members initially protested the working conditions in the hotel endured by housekeepers, whose quota increased from 17 to 30 rooms per shift. Click here for the full story.