Sex workers at Nevada brothel fight for the first unionization

AP ^ | 13 Feb 2026

[DUMBGRUNT]

The majority of the brothel’s 74 sex workers submitted a petition to unionize with the National Labor Relations Board last week under the name United Brothel Workers, represented by the Communications Workers of America.

But the women argue they are treated as employees. They have set schedules, they can’t work from home and they are required to charge a minimum of $1,000 per hour to their clients, Ellis said. Sheri’s Ranch gets 50% of what they earn.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: brothel

[DUMBGRUNT]

A union man walks into a brothel, checks if it's unionized, and tries to pick a young woman. The Madame stops him, saying, "Sorry, you have to choose Ethel; she has seniority!"

[ComputerGuy]

74 hoes in one house?

[Ikeon]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Antihero101607]

𝘈 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘭, 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘢 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮, 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨, “𝘚𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘭; 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺!”

I’m sure the goods and services will be delivered by professionals, with only the highest standards, and absolutely no hostility or entitlement attitude by the work force.

[ViLaLuz]

United Brothel Workers, represented by the Communications Workers of America.
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The CWA???? My dad (R.I.P.) would be so disappointed.

[Hyman Roth]

Skanks United would be a better name.

[Paladin2]

TTIUWOP

[MarlonRando]

$1000/ hour? Really??

[sphinx]

Unionize?

Well, this is one way to kill the brothels.

[BBB333]

“...they can’t work from home...”

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The entire idea OF a brothel is you go THERE for ‘fun’ — not to some hookers nasty adobe...

Yes I despise unions and yes I was forced to join a union for five years (ILWU).

[DIRTYSECRET]

**United Brothel Workers, represented by the Communications Workers of America................................
The CWA???? My dad (R.I.P.) would be so disappointed.**

The key word is communication.

[drwoof]

Probably not all at the same time, but regardless, kinda gross, ain’t it? Sounds a bit stinky...

[Made In The USA]

I’ve got a couple in my shed.

Oh, wait… never mind.

[Larry Lucido]

It’s getting almost as expensive as marriage.

[I-ambush]

1. I hope they don’t enforce seniority rules.
2. If they go on strike and replacement sex workers are hired, the term “scab” will have a new meaning.

[Joe 6-pack]

The Steamsters

[Celtic Conservative]

It has been said that you don’t pay prostitutes for sex, you pay them to leave afterward...

CC

[Celtic Conservative]

They belong to the pipefitters union.

CC

[Palio di Siena]

Yep - just like anesthesiologists - you pay them to wake you up

[bert]

An independent contractor sex worker walked into a bar.

The bartender asked....... why the Kerry face