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Montreal Strippers Plan Strike During F1 Canadian Grand Prix: ‘We Want to be Heard’
Breitbart ^ | 05/14/2026 | Dylan Gwinn

Posted on 05/15/2026 4:35:22 AM PDT by DFG

Those seeking exotic entertainment in Montreal during F1’s Canadian Grand Prix on Saturday are in for a rude awakening.

The strippers of Montreal are planning a strike ahead of the race, which is also one of the busiest weekends of the year, as part of their bid to become salaried workers, the Montreal Gazette reports.

Similar to exotic dancers in other parts of the world, strippers in Montreal make the majority of their money from tips. Now, the city’s strippers want not only a salary. But all the protections and benefits afforded to salaried employees in other parts of Canada.

“It happens to every worker every year that we’ll go home and find ourselves in the red,” said Celeste Ivy, a Montreal-based stripper.

“Since we’re not salaried employees, we don’t have access to the protections that other workers usually have.”

The walkout is being organized by a group called CATS, the Comité autonome du travail du sexe. Among the organization’s demands are sick leave, safer working conditions, and other enhanced benefits.

“This is the first time that we’re being vocal about our concerns,” Ivy explained. “We want to be heard. We want our work to be recognized as work.”

The timing of the walkout is no accident.

According to Forbes, the annual F1 event is worth between $ 50 million and $90 million to the city. The dancers are betting that withholding their services from the city’s bars will significantly reduce that number and prompt officials to heed their demands.

“If they decide to walk out, the bosses will freak out,” says former stripper Francine Tremblay.

The Canadian Grand Prix begins on Friday, May 22, and wraps up on Sunday, May 24.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: grandprix; montreal; strike; strippers

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1 posted on 05/15/2026 4:35:22 AM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

Heard or seen?


2 posted on 05/15/2026 4:37:06 AM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: DFG

Girls, people don’t want to HEAR you.


3 posted on 05/15/2026 4:37:19 AM PDT by Fido969
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To: DFG

TTIWWP


4 posted on 05/15/2026 4:39:16 AM PDT by shotgun
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To: DFG

Oh, sure. More time for them to work their happy ending magic.


5 posted on 05/15/2026 4:40:30 AM PDT by anton
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“It happens to every worker every year that we’ll go home and find ourselves in the red,” said Celeste Ivy, a Montreal-based stripper.

Then it sounds like it's time for a "career" change.

6 posted on 05/15/2026 4:54:39 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: DFG

Like the Rabi, they only take tips.


7 posted on 05/15/2026 5:08:43 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (... )
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To: DFG

dam@ !!
no point in going to Montreal now, we will cancel our reservations


8 posted on 05/15/2026 5:10:05 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: DFG

Girls: ‘We Want to be Heard’
Guys: ‘We Want to be Hard’


9 posted on 05/15/2026 5:32:07 AM PDT by TheRake ("It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled". ~Mark Twain)
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"We want to be heard"

Just offer that for an extra charge maybe? It's called upselling.

10 posted on 05/15/2026 5:40:54 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: CatOwner

What about smelled?


11 posted on 05/15/2026 5:41:22 AM PDT by Antihero101607
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To: CatOwner

What about smelled?


12 posted on 05/15/2026 5:41:23 AM PDT by Antihero101607
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To: DFG

Photos?????


13 posted on 05/15/2026 5:43:11 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: DFG

Woman, I paid for sex, not a TED talk


14 posted on 05/15/2026 5:43:55 AM PDT by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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15 posted on 05/15/2026 5:52:36 AM PDT by Ken H (Freeper #240 - Dec 05, 1997)
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Montreal Strippers Plan Strike During F1 Canadian Grand Prix: ‘We Want to be Heard’ I would have figured they want to be seen.


16 posted on 05/15/2026 6:00:13 AM PDT by kawhill (Dywedwch Wrthbym because + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
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To: shotgun

Are you sure about that?


17 posted on 05/15/2026 6:02:22 AM PDT by OKSooner
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To: JBW1949
Photos?????

Its freezing in Canada.


18 posted on 05/15/2026 6:14:27 AM PDT by tlozo (“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump)
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INDOOR photos!!!!!!! (lol)


19 posted on 05/15/2026 6:50:55 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: ealgeone

Rewarding skanky conduct with guaranteed income is unwise.


20 posted on 05/15/2026 7:20:51 AM PDT by drwoof
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