Lusty Lady Theater
• Sex Workers
Founded more than two decades ago, the Lusty Lady made history in 1995 when it became the nation's first strip club to unionize, joining the Service Employees International Union to improve work conditions.
Earlier this year, the union and the owners reached agreement on a new two-year contract that boosted hourly wages, increased sick pay and lowered the number of dancers hired.
A month later, the owners told the dancers they were closing the club, saying the business had become too expensive.
In danger of losing their livelihoods, the dancers began talking about buying the club and running it themselves. Pooling their experience and soliciting help from a local grocery cooperative, they formed a co-op and bought the club from its owners. They won't reveal the purchase price.

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