L.A. strippers make history as first unionized in U.S.

Dancers at a bar in Los Angeles are set to become the only organized group of strippers in the United States after their employer agreed to recognize their union. The performers said unionization would allow them to advocate for better protections against possible sexual harassment and wage theft. The dancers’ unionization efforts are part of a reinvigorated workers’ rights movement in the United States, which has led to organized labor at Starbucks and Apple stores, and has even seen graduate students unionizing.