Dancers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood are poised to become the only organized group of strippers in the United States after their employer agreed to recognize their union following a 15-month organizing drive.
Rosemarie Molina, an organizer who has lectured at the University of California at Los Angeles, said in an email that a lack of oversight or enforcement at strip clubs “leaves workers vulnerable.” But the dancers at Star Garden have “created a new standard for respect and dignity in the industry.”In recent years, erotic dancers have slowly earned more rights.
Dancers at Star Garden began organizing in March 2022, when they accused the club’s management of failing to protect them from abusive behavior by customers. Star Garden was alleged to have fired three dancers and barred 15 from entering the club for raising concerns about safety — a move that the National Labor Relations Board saidadvocacy group, picketed outside the club. They announced that they wanted to join up with the Actors’ Equity Association in August.
As a part of the recent settlement that includes recognition of the union, Star Garden will reopen and reinstate the dancers who were dismissed. The club will also seek to dismiss a bankruptcy case it filed in December, the club’s lawyers said. Velveeta, a dancer, said in a statement that she is looking forward to working with the club owners to rebuild Star Garden “into a thriving, inclusive business with a healthy work environment that serves the community.”
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