Owners of the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood have agreed to recognize the dancers union, the Actors’ Equity Association.
A pedestrian walks past the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar, a club in the North Hollywood section of Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES, California — When it comes to representation of workers, strippers at one bar hope they’ll soon be covered.
The dancers are expected to approve joining union in a vote today. They will be the only strippers in the nation represented by a union, the. The Actors’ Equity Association represents more than 51,000 actors and stage managers. . “The Star Garden dancers have been absolute warriors throughout this long process, and I’m thrilled that we’ve won recognition of their rights to safety and democracy in the workplace and representation at the bargaining table.”
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