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Old Mar 31, 2019 | 10:17 am
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if boycotting, have to boycott many other problematic countries

funny that no one has mentioned boycotting any of the below

Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
abu dhabi - FS, rosewood, PH, RC ; Lanesborough, edition LON/MIA/NYC, 50% viceroy brand
dubai - al maha, PH ; O&O wolgan, O&O brand, 73% MO NY, 50% singita kruger
Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
qatar owns a lot >
florence - FS, st regis
paris - peninsula, raffles monceau, IC le grand
london - connaught, claridges, berkeley, fairmont savoy, IC
singapore - raffles
doha - RC, RC sharq
san francisco - st regis
rome - st regis, westin, IC/RF
venice - gritti
started because of labor union, not LGBT >
buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/how-a-los-angeles-labor-union-orchestrated-a-boycott-of-the
"Stories need a hook," said a spokesperson for UNITE HERE Local 11. The union had been fighting the Beverly Hills Hotel and the Hotel Bel-Air for over a year

UNITE HERE Local 11 spokeswoman Leigh Shelton told BuzzFeed that the union began trying

feud stretching back to the 1990s, when the union was shut out

"Stories need a hook," Shelton said. "I just don't think it had a hook at the time."

longtime LGBT and labor activist Cleve Jones
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleve_Jones
He is a driving force behind the Sleep With The Right People campaign, which aims to convince LGBT tourists to stay only in hotels that respect the rights of their workers.[11] Another part of Jones's work with UNITE HERE is making the labor movement more open to LGBT members.
easy to find articles from LGBT discussing how unions are incredibly bigoted

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