It’s been a 15-month-long battle for the strippers of North Hollywood’s Star Garden Topless Dive Bar. They also filed for a union election with the Actors’ Equity Association— a union that typically represents actors and stage performers. Following months of legal negotiations, the owners of the venue agreed to recognize the dancers’ union in a settlement hearing. Following Covid-19, when many dancers had to stay creative to make money, working at Star Garden started to feel collaborative instead of solitary. In the next 30 days, bargaining groups will work with the Star Garden owners to determine the union’s contract.

Source: The Star May 17, 2023 21:51 UTC