We have to emphasize yet again that every worker, no matter the work, needs a union. We begin with the same old shit, different negligent employer, with a ration of exploitation to boot. Willamette Week reported yesterday, “The strippers at Northwest Portland’s (OR) Magic Tavern have unanimously voted to unionize with Actors’ Equity Association, making it the second unionized strip club in the country. “I’m over the moon,” says Daphne, a Magic Tavern stripper who helped lead the club’s unionization efforts. “There’s no feeling like hearing, ‘Yes, yes, yes,’ 16 times as they counted the votes.” Then the UAW is most certainly on course to strike, with only two days before the deadline. The contract expires at 11:59 PM Thursday, so Friday will very likely be the day. Tick, tick, tick...

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