Punching In: Strippers’ Union to Get Boost From Trump-Era Ruling

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers.

Strippers in LA Unite|Sick Leave Stays Local

Robert Iafolla: The union seeking to represent strippers at a Los Angeles club will benefit from a Trump-era NLRB decision holding that exotic dancers at an Ohio club were employees rather than independent contractors.

Star Garden dancers’ right to elect Actors’ Equity Association as their bargaining representative hinges on being deemed employees under federal labor law. The union filed an election petition with the National Labor Relations Board last week.

But Star Garden is likely to oppose unionization by arguing the strippers aren’t employees. The club required ...