Posts tagged strip club
Football Union Evidently Colluded With NFL
October 17, 2025 // One plausible, though yet to be proven explanation is that, even as he was ruling over the NFLPA, Mr. Howell was also working as a “paid, part-time consultant for the Carlyle Group, one of a select group of league-approved private equity firms now seeking minority ownership in NFL franchises,” as Mr. Van Natta and Ms. Kahler reported in a July 10 followup story for ESPN. “Enhancing the profitability of NFL teams by tamping down the compensation of football players arguably advanced the interests of the Carlyle Group,” explained Mr. Mourad. “That could be why Mr. Howell seemingly sided with NFL executives and against the players he purportedly represented.”
Strip club dancers in Oregon city unionize, demand safer work environments
June 13, 2023 // In an online petition, dancers at Magic Tavern said some employees were fired because they brought up safety concerns. Dancers at Magic Tavern have been on strike since April 4. On Sunday afternoon, dozens of people were gathered outside the club, demanding safer work conditions for dancers. "And we recently have voted to unionize," said Hazel, another dancer at the club. The dancers are being represented by Actors' Equity Association, the labor union that represented the country's only unionized dancers in Los Angeles.
Commentary: You can’t make this up: The U.S. Government is Forcing a Strip Club to Stay Open
June 6, 2023 // In yet another episode of You Can’t Make This Stuff Up, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a press release on the matter, announcing the U.S. government would require the strip club to “reopen its business” “and not refile for bankruptcy for one year.” That’s right. The government is forcing a strip club to stay open.
LA strip club becomes only in the US to unionize
May 17, 2023 // “If you have been following our journey, then you know this has been a long, exhausting fight, which is why this victory is so sweet,” Reagan, one of the Star Garden dancers, said in a statement. “We put everything we have into this campaign, and we were fortunate to have the support and solidarity from the club’s patrons, our allies and friends, the labor movement and our union, Actors’ Equity Association.” Star Garden Topless Dive Bar’s dancers will be the first to be represented by AEA, a national labor union that represents more than 51,000 actors and stage managers in live entertainment.
Sunday Reading: LA Strip Club Dancers Fight For a Union
July 11, 2022 // The story follows a group of dancers employed at the Star Garden, a strip club in North Hollywood, who staged a walkout and launched a campaign to unionize.