It wasn’t fast or easy — and little of the attending bureaucracy was sexy — but after a 15-month-long battle for union recognition, the dancers at Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood, California, have finally made it rain workers’ rights, following a settlement with the club last week.
“If you have been following our journey, then you know this has been a long, exhausting fight, which is why this victory is so sweet,” says Reagan, one of the Star Garden dancers.
The process began in March 2022, when strippers at Star Garden started organizing around the issues of safety and security in the workplace.
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