Strippers who would normally be inside the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar entertaining patrons were instead outside on the sidewalk picketing Friday.
For the last five months, it has become a common occurrence outside the club but now, with the backing of a major national union, they are one step closer to making history.
The dancers, alongside union members from the Actors Equity Association, gathered for a rally Friday as they move closer to becoming unionized.
“Many of us keep this profession a secret but today is a day of reckoning for this outdated modality,” said a speaker who identified herself as “Reagan,” a dancer at the club.
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