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North Hollywood strippers return to work at only unionized club in US
ABC News Local ^ | August 25, 2023 | ByAmy Powell

Posted on 08/25/2023 12:26:43 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Topless dancers at a North Hollywood bar returned to the stage - this time as the only unionized group of strippers in the U.S.

There was a celebration of unity outside Star Garden Topless Dive Bar Thursday night. The bar reopened after a lengthy shutdown.

The club's strippers walked off the job nearly a year and a half ago. They're returning to work as members of the Actors' Equity Association labor union, becoming the nation's only strippers with union representation.

"I feel completely incredible. It's so surreal to not only be a member of a union as a stripper, but also to be able to work in a club that is unionized," said union member Lilith.

The dancers made the decision to leave the strip club after they became frustrated with management. They say their concerns about issues, including abusive treatment by patrons and safety, were not being addressed.

"What has been so impressive is that the labor movement has embraced us from the get go," said union member Velveeta.

"We just hope that we can inspire other strippers to see what collective power looks like in the workplace because that's really what the union is about," Velveeta said. "The union is about workers coming together and standing together arm in arm."

(Excerpt) Read more at abc7.com ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Local News; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: strippers; unions
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I’m really not sure what the union has promised these women for a portion of their tips, but will be interesting to see if this club is still around in a few years.


21 posted on 08/25/2023 12:58:33 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

There once was a union maid
She never was afraid…


22 posted on 08/25/2023 12:58:50 PM PDT by Jim Noble (They don't think you know but I know that you do.)
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To: RoosterRedux
I read something the other day that stripping and prostitution is a form of slavery....which is true....so those that but these "services" are basically slave owners.....

and yet so many "good" men and especially those good "Christian" men continue to rationalize it.....

23 posted on 08/25/2023 12:59:36 PM PDT by cherry
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To: Luke21

Feel the same way about tattoos.


24 posted on 08/25/2023 12:59:56 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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To: cherry

a “seered conscience”...a detachment from one’s consciousness....


25 posted on 08/25/2023 1:01:27 PM PDT by cherry
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To: NautiNurse

Velveeta? More like Usedveeta.


26 posted on 08/25/2023 1:02:01 PM PDT by albie
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To: HIDEK6

LOL!


27 posted on 08/25/2023 1:13:12 PM PDT by NautiNurse (🇺🇸 Selling out the U.S.A.: The Briben Brand™)
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To: BenLurkin

ROFLMAO!


28 posted on 08/25/2023 1:14:39 PM PDT by NautiNurse (🇺🇸 Selling out the U.S.A.: The Briben Brand™)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“”I feel completely incredible. “

why don’t people realize when they say incredible - it literally means Not credible?

In this quote above she feels Completely not credible?


29 posted on 08/25/2023 1:18:27 PM PDT by b4me
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To: Dilbert San Diego
I think you misunderstood my comment. Perhaps I wasn't clear.

I understand that men like to see women strip.

But going to a strip club is like being really hungry and going to a wonderful restaurant where waiters show you plates of delicious food but do not permit you to eat.

It seems like a kind of masochism.

30 posted on 08/25/2023 1:32:01 PM PDT by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a strong bias will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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To: RoosterRedux
I have never understood the rationale for strip clubs.

Watching women strip and dance makes as much sense as watching other people eat when you are hungry.

I just don't get it.

It is very educational service that they provide.   I'll never forget this really gorgeous young lady sitting at one of the tables with our whole office.   The young lady borrowed the bouncers flashlight and held the beam under her breast and it glowed.   Of course she was showing us that her breasts were not implants but it was extremely enlightening.   We had a great time because our Manager (who had been a Marine Drill Instructor) put the tab on his corporate credit card as a team building event.

I'll also never forget the afternoon that my wife told our daughter that I was going to meet the guys from work at The Gold Club that evening.   Our daughter's eyes got really big and she said, "you let him do that?"   When we both stopped laughing I told her that her mother doesn't have to let me do anything.

Another time four of us were still there at a table in a corner after most of the guys had already gone home, a beautiful blonde sat with us and just talked for a long time.   She was from out of town and didn't know anyone there so we were keeping her company.

31 posted on 08/25/2023 1:35:15 PM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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To: NautiNurse

But what about her colleagues Camembert and Limburger?


32 posted on 08/25/2023 1:42:38 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (We are proles, they are nobility.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Union rules: senior (aged) cheeses have priority. No matter how stinky.


33 posted on 08/25/2023 1:53:56 PM PDT by NautiNurse (🇺🇸 Selling out the U.S.A.: The Briben Brand™)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Paying to be sexually aroused in a room with a bunch of other guys. I’ll pass.


34 posted on 08/25/2023 2:03:27 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Luke21

Absolutely with you. Instant and complete turnoff. I’m now 62, but have, since they became popular maybe 30 years ago, been repulsed by them. Each to his/her own, I suppose.


35 posted on 08/25/2023 2:12:14 PM PDT by drwoof
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Paying dues for who has first dibs on those poles. Jeeze.


36 posted on 08/25/2023 2:21:20 PM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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To: Responsibility2nd
What’s next? Unionizing porn stars . . .

Adult Performance Artists Guild (APAG); represents strippers too.

37 posted on 08/25/2023 3:58:15 PM PDT by IndispensableDestiny
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To: IndispensableDestiny

I should have guessed.


38 posted on 08/25/2023 4:08:25 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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