Factually! with Adam Conover

How These Strippers UNIONIZED Their Strip Club with Equity Strippers Noho

Sep 13, 2023

Charlie and Lilith, members of Equity Strippers Noho, unionized their strip club for safety and fair wages. They discuss workplace conditions, the need for a union, supportive community, connection with Equity, duration of strike, labor dispute leading to club recognition, and building a conscious movement.

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Charlie and Lilith

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Quick takeaways

Strippers at the Star Garden in North Hollywood unionized to ensure safety and fair wages.

The unionization efforts of strippers emphasized the importance of community and support in fighting for better working conditions.

Strippers are challenging stereotypes, demanding rights, and reshaping the narrative around their profession through unionization efforts.

Deep dives

The Power of Unionizing: How Strippers Found Their Voice and Fought for Rights

Strippers at the Star Garden in North Hollywood were the first to successfully unionize in decades, showing that every worker, regardless of job, deserves the protection of a union. The strippers organized around safety issues, including their inability to confront threatening patrons or access security directly. Through months of striking, picketing, and legal battles, the strippers garnered support from their community, including loyal customers who joined them on the picket lines. The strip club management eventually recognized the union, leading to a continued negotiation for a fair contract. The strippers' fight for respect and improved working conditions is paving the way for other strip clubs to consider unionization.

Introduction

4min

Workplace Conditions, Safety Issues, and the Need for a Union

3min

Building a Supportive Community in the Strip Club

19min

Building a Connection with Equity and the Bargaining Process

5min

Duration of Strike and Club's Bankruptcy

2min

Labor Dispute Leads to Club Recognizing Union

17min

Building a Community and Planting the Seeds

17min

Supporting the Podcast and Stand-up Comedy Tour

2min

Every worker deserves a union — including strippers! Recently, strippers at the Star Garden in North Hollywood became the first strippers in decades to unionize. On this week’s Factually, Charlie and Lilith from Equity Strippers Noho join Adam to explain how they banded together to ensure their safety and fair wages, and how you can do the same in your workplace.

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