▁elev ator ▁systems . ▁ ▁Labor ▁relations ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Un ite ▁Here ▁Local ▁ 2 , ▁representing ▁San ▁Francisco ▁hotel ▁workers , ▁asked ▁the ▁public ▁to ▁boy c ott ▁the ▁West in ▁St . ▁Francis ▁Hotel ▁because ▁the ▁hotel ' s ▁owner , ▁Star wood ▁Hot els ▁and ▁Res ort s ▁World wide ▁had ▁not ▁renew ed ▁a ▁previously ▁settled ▁contract ▁with ▁workers ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁w ages , ▁benefits , ▁and ▁working ▁conditions . ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁eight ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁boy c otted , ▁and ▁was ▁scene ▁to ▁many ▁protest s ▁including ▁pick eting . ▁and ▁even ▁a ▁flash ▁mob . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁union ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁Star wood ▁Hot els . ▁ ▁The ▁hotel ▁today ▁ ▁The ▁hotel ▁is ▁distinct ive ▁for ▁a ▁historic ▁lo bb y ▁master ▁clock , ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁celebr ity ▁chef ▁Michael ▁M ina ' s ▁Bour bon ▁Ste ak house ▁restaurant , ▁which ▁replaced ▁his ▁self - named ▁restaurant ▁and ▁was ▁formerly ▁the ▁Com pass ▁Rose ▁and ▁before ▁that ▁the ▁Pat ent ▁Le ather ▁Bar , ▁designed ▁by ▁Tim othy ▁L . ▁P flu eg er . ▁ ▁The ▁hotel ▁displays ▁a ▁small ▁collection ▁of ▁phot ographic ▁prints ▁produced ▁by ▁An sel ▁Adams ▁to ▁advert ise ▁the ▁former ▁Pat ent ▁Le ather ▁Bar , ▁and ▁keeps ▁some ▁old ▁trad itions ▁such ▁as ▁an ▁official ▁hotel ▁historian ▁and ▁the ▁industry ' s