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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 35 points 8 months ago (4 children)
[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Just a random example I know about, there's a strip club in North Hollywood that is the only unionized strip club in the US

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago

This is super cool!!

[–] Sylver@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What haven’t they done forever?

[–] vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works 14 points 8 months ago

Likely because a large portion of the people who are employed at these venues are, generally speaking, more vulnerable and susceptible to abusive cycles and behaviors.

I have known and been friends with a few people in the sex work trade throughout the years and generally they didn't end up there because they came from solid foundational bedrocks of self-care and self-advocacy growing up.

Of course, that's not to say that my anecdotal experience is empirical, but I'd wager reality sways a little closer to what I've seen than the opposite.