The new owner of the Star Garden topless bar in Los Angeles instituted lap dance quotas that pressured dancers to 'hustle out dances,' leading to safety concerns and lack of intervention by security staff.
Star Garden dancers launched a strike after being locked out of their workplace for presenting a petition demanding better protection from the club and rules for customers, and then decided to form a union for support.
The dancers held nightly picket lines in front of the club with different themes, keeping the strike going for months to bring attention to the issues they were facing.
This episode at Star Garden highlights the challenges faced by dancers in the industry and the importance of collective action and organization to address safety and workplace concerns.
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