STRIPPERS: YOUR CONTINUOUS FIGHT FOR A UNION IS FUTILE...
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT UNIONIZING; IT IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT IS, AND THE CONFUSION IS BECOMING A PROBLEM FOR YOU!
1) Legitimate unions that may legally perform duties mandated by the US Dept. of Labor must be federally approved and recognized by the DOL, prior to accepting members. Membership of ANY union requires you to be a legal employee.
2) Once a union becomes federally recognized by the DOL & IRS, such as the International Entertainment Adult Union, that becomes the ONLY union that will ever be available for any one occupation; in this case, adult performers. ***PERHAPS THIS WILL HELP*** When you drive past a building with "Local Union 23, Plumbers and Pipefitters" plastered on the side ( real life example of a chapter located in Rock Island, IL), said union is a SMALL chapter of the ONE union the DOL recognizes for plumbers; any other group is simply an advocacy group and NOT a true union.***
3) Private sector unions are regulated by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, which is administered by a under a side-branch of the DOL called the National Labor Relations Board, or NLRB. They are responsible for overseeing federal unions and specific functions. The IEAU must adhere to these guidelines.
A) They protect employees' rights to organize and also decide whether or not unions may serve as collective bargaining representatives on behalf of unionized employees.
B) They prevent private sector unions and employers from committing unfair labor practices, and prevent these issues from continuing on.
C) They also protect the rights of employees to join together, with or without a union, to negotiate wage compensation.
***THIS LAW DOES NOT APPLY TO INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS- SO LLC MEMEBERS WILL NOT QUALIFY BUT WILL STILL HAVE BASIC UNION RIGHTS WITH THE IEAU-EDG; WITHIN LEGAL LIMITS. UNIONS ARE MORE BENEFICIAL TO HOURLY OR COMPANY EMPLOYEES***
4) Many states, known as "Right to Work -or RTW- states, do not require anyone to be forced to join a union or pay union dues and this does not affect their employment. Most businesses aren't union, only their employees are; and that's their choice. This makes unions significantly weaker as membership in these states is very low, if not nonexistent. These states tend to successfully push unions out.
5) The Exotic Dancer Guild, founded in 2005 under the IEAU umbrella, is still widely unknown. However, strippers NEED TO KNOW that under no circumstances can ANY union accept independent contractors; which nearly 100% of people screaming for a stripper union wish to remain.
6) The Exotic Dancer Guild found a way for SOME contractors to join by offering an LLC membership, which would make the contractor legally self-employed under their own company; and they'd be the sole proprietor. Otherwise, WE ARE BOUND BY DOL LAWS REGARDING UNIONS AND CAN LEGALLY ONLY TAKE ACTUAL EMPLOYEES. This is the part that simultaneously angers and confuses people. This is LAW! No matter how many strippers picket, how many dancer advocacy groups emerge or how many strippers DON'T WANT TO BE ACTUAL EMPLOYEES; the facts won't change.
7) There is NO WAY to indulge most of the dancers still asking to be unionized when they've been made aware that what they want ALREADY EXISTS; AND NO OTHER DANCER UNION WILL BE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE US DEPT< OF LABOR! Unless you went on www,ieauunion.com and signed up, you're not unionized; and if any other group claims to be a legally functioning union and take money for "dues", they MUST BE REPORTED! This is highly illegal and of no benefit to you.
8) Knowing WHAT A UNION IS might help explain why most dancers will never have the rights a minority of their peers DO have; because they're asking for a union to FIGHT FOR THEIR INDEPENDENCE!! Unions don't do that sort of thing, and they never have. The fact that strippers HAVE A UNION while many laborers are still fighting for one should be reason enough to prove that changes are already here.
9) What strippers are really asking for is advocacy and while unions do provide that, we can't break federally mandated laws without the risk of being disbanded. The fact that this notion leaves most dancers unsatisfied won't change laws, nor will the DOL overturn labor laws to suit everyone; which is utopian at best.
10) That all said, it's time to lay this old fight to rest. Strippers have a union and there will ONLY EVER BE ONE!! State/local chapters are an option, but the actual argument that we need a union has been moot for FIVE YEARS!! Meaning that we were already here when the stripper labor movement began. Time to move on, for the sake of the entire industry!
11) DO NOT ALLOW STRIPPERS RIGHTS GROUPS FOOL YOU; THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING FOR YOU THAT UNIONS DO AND THEY WILL GET IN A LOT OF TROUBLE FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS! There are groups like WAD, Soldiers of Pole, and so many others that advocate for strippers' rights, BUT NOT ONE OF THEM IS OR EVER WILL BE A UNION. THE DOL WILL NOT APPROVE THEM BECAUSE THE IEAU IS ***IT***!
12) You're asking for a union to be able to fight for independent contractor status and NEVER be treated like an employee again. Save your energy. THAT IS NOT, HAS NEVER BEEN AND WILL NEVER BE A UNION'S PRIORITY, NOR A LEGAL UNION FUNCTION! If contractor status is what you're after, hire an attorney and sue your club owner for unfair labor practices. BE READY FOR A 3 YEAR LONG BATTLE!! SETTLING MEANS NOTHING CHANGES AND IT IS LITERALLY HUSH MONEY!!!!
13) Only actual court cases, like the epic DejaVu battle, will get you anywhere. If you settle, you lose not only your fight, but your voice as well. So you can either become an employee so you can JOIN THE UNION YOU CAN STOP ASKING FOR, or file a class-action suit AND NEVER SETTLE OUT OF COURT!! That's how cases get buried and club owners keep getting away with every illegal thing they do, which is a lot; the WORST being that they use YOU to skip out on taxes. You're a pawn. They profit off you while taking away all of your rights. If you really want to WIN, NEVER EVER SETTLE; TAKE IT STRAIGHT TO COURT AND TELL THEM YOU REFUSE TO SETTLE! YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU WANT... IN COURT!!!!!
14) Independent contractors DO NOT EVER work on mandated schedules, may work whenever they damn well please, charge whatever they decide their services are worth AND NEVER EVER ANSWER TO A BOSS; THEY DON'T MAKE THE RULES IF YOU ARE A CONTRACTOR, YOU DO!! Most strippers who THINK they're contractors really aren't AND NEVER WERE!
*** IF YOU REALLY WANT TO BE A CONTRACTOR, PLEASE LEARN WHAT THAT ACTUALLY MEANS AND REALIZE THAT NO UNION EVER HAS MADE THAT HAPPEN! LEARN WHAT UNIONS ARE AND WHAT THEY DO!! UNTIL THEN YOU'RE REALLY JUST WASTING ENERGY ON SOMETHING THAT CANNOT LEGALLY HAPPEN: AND NO AMOUNT OF STRIPPERS WITH SIGNS WILL CHANGE THOSE LAWS! ESPECIALLY NOT AFTER AB5. FIGHT FOR WHATEVER STATUS YOU DESIRE, BUT PLEASE REALIZE THAT YOUR UNION CAN ONLY HELP YOU IF YOU'RE LEGALLY AN EMPLOYEE OF YOUR ESTABLISHMENT! HELPFUL LINKS TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND BELOW!***
www.dol.gov>regs>members
www.dol.gov>OLMS
www.ieauunion.com
www.irs.gov>other-non-profits>labor-organizations
1) Legitimate unions that may legally perform duties mandated by the US Dept. of Labor must be federally approved and recognized by the DOL, prior to accepting members. Membership of ANY union requires you to be a legal employee.
2) Once a union becomes federally recognized by the DOL & IRS, such as the International Entertainment Adult Union, that becomes the ONLY union that will ever be available for any one occupation; in this case, adult performers. ***PERHAPS THIS WILL HELP*** When you drive past a building with "Local Union 23, Plumbers and Pipefitters" plastered on the side ( real life example of a chapter located in Rock Island, IL), said union is a SMALL chapter of the ONE union the DOL recognizes for plumbers; any other group is simply an advocacy group and NOT a true union.***
3) Private sector unions are regulated by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, which is administered by a under a side-branch of the DOL called the National Labor Relations Board, or NLRB. They are responsible for overseeing federal unions and specific functions. The IEAU must adhere to these guidelines.
A) They protect employees' rights to organize and also decide whether or not unions may serve as collective bargaining representatives on behalf of unionized employees.
B) They prevent private sector unions and employers from committing unfair labor practices, and prevent these issues from continuing on.
C) They also protect the rights of employees to join together, with or without a union, to negotiate wage compensation.
***THIS LAW DOES NOT APPLY TO INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS- SO LLC MEMEBERS WILL NOT QUALIFY BUT WILL STILL HAVE BASIC UNION RIGHTS WITH THE IEAU-EDG; WITHIN LEGAL LIMITS. UNIONS ARE MORE BENEFICIAL TO HOURLY OR COMPANY EMPLOYEES***
4) Many states, known as "Right to Work -or RTW- states, do not require anyone to be forced to join a union or pay union dues and this does not affect their employment. Most businesses aren't union, only their employees are; and that's their choice. This makes unions significantly weaker as membership in these states is very low, if not nonexistent. These states tend to successfully push unions out.
5) The Exotic Dancer Guild, founded in 2005 under the IEAU umbrella, is still widely unknown. However, strippers NEED TO KNOW that under no circumstances can ANY union accept independent contractors; which nearly 100% of people screaming for a stripper union wish to remain.
6) The Exotic Dancer Guild found a way for SOME contractors to join by offering an LLC membership, which would make the contractor legally self-employed under their own company; and they'd be the sole proprietor. Otherwise, WE ARE BOUND BY DOL LAWS REGARDING UNIONS AND CAN LEGALLY ONLY TAKE ACTUAL EMPLOYEES. This is the part that simultaneously angers and confuses people. This is LAW! No matter how many strippers picket, how many dancer advocacy groups emerge or how many strippers DON'T WANT TO BE ACTUAL EMPLOYEES; the facts won't change.
7) There is NO WAY to indulge most of the dancers still asking to be unionized when they've been made aware that what they want ALREADY EXISTS; AND NO OTHER DANCER UNION WILL BE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE US DEPT< OF LABOR! Unless you went on www,ieauunion.com and signed up, you're not unionized; and if any other group claims to be a legally functioning union and take money for "dues", they MUST BE REPORTED! This is highly illegal and of no benefit to you.
8) Knowing WHAT A UNION IS might help explain why most dancers will never have the rights a minority of their peers DO have; because they're asking for a union to FIGHT FOR THEIR INDEPENDENCE!! Unions don't do that sort of thing, and they never have. The fact that strippers HAVE A UNION while many laborers are still fighting for one should be reason enough to prove that changes are already here.
9) What strippers are really asking for is advocacy and while unions do provide that, we can't break federally mandated laws without the risk of being disbanded. The fact that this notion leaves most dancers unsatisfied won't change laws, nor will the DOL overturn labor laws to suit everyone; which is utopian at best.
10) That all said, it's time to lay this old fight to rest. Strippers have a union and there will ONLY EVER BE ONE!! State/local chapters are an option, but the actual argument that we need a union has been moot for FIVE YEARS!! Meaning that we were already here when the stripper labor movement began. Time to move on, for the sake of the entire industry!
11) DO NOT ALLOW STRIPPERS RIGHTS GROUPS FOOL YOU; THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING FOR YOU THAT UNIONS DO AND THEY WILL GET IN A LOT OF TROUBLE FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS! There are groups like WAD, Soldiers of Pole, and so many others that advocate for strippers' rights, BUT NOT ONE OF THEM IS OR EVER WILL BE A UNION. THE DOL WILL NOT APPROVE THEM BECAUSE THE IEAU IS ***IT***!
12) You're asking for a union to be able to fight for independent contractor status and NEVER be treated like an employee again. Save your energy. THAT IS NOT, HAS NEVER BEEN AND WILL NEVER BE A UNION'S PRIORITY, NOR A LEGAL UNION FUNCTION! If contractor status is what you're after, hire an attorney and sue your club owner for unfair labor practices. BE READY FOR A 3 YEAR LONG BATTLE!! SETTLING MEANS NOTHING CHANGES AND IT IS LITERALLY HUSH MONEY!!!!
13) Only actual court cases, like the epic DejaVu battle, will get you anywhere. If you settle, you lose not only your fight, but your voice as well. So you can either become an employee so you can JOIN THE UNION YOU CAN STOP ASKING FOR, or file a class-action suit AND NEVER SETTLE OUT OF COURT!! That's how cases get buried and club owners keep getting away with every illegal thing they do, which is a lot; the WORST being that they use YOU to skip out on taxes. You're a pawn. They profit off you while taking away all of your rights. If you really want to WIN, NEVER EVER SETTLE; TAKE IT STRAIGHT TO COURT AND TELL THEM YOU REFUSE TO SETTLE! YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU WANT... IN COURT!!!!!
14) Independent contractors DO NOT EVER work on mandated schedules, may work whenever they damn well please, charge whatever they decide their services are worth AND NEVER EVER ANSWER TO A BOSS; THEY DON'T MAKE THE RULES IF YOU ARE A CONTRACTOR, YOU DO!! Most strippers who THINK they're contractors really aren't AND NEVER WERE!
*** IF YOU REALLY WANT TO BE A CONTRACTOR, PLEASE LEARN WHAT THAT ACTUALLY MEANS AND REALIZE THAT NO UNION EVER HAS MADE THAT HAPPEN! LEARN WHAT UNIONS ARE AND WHAT THEY DO!! UNTIL THEN YOU'RE REALLY JUST WASTING ENERGY ON SOMETHING THAT CANNOT LEGALLY HAPPEN: AND NO AMOUNT OF STRIPPERS WITH SIGNS WILL CHANGE THOSE LAWS! ESPECIALLY NOT AFTER AB5. FIGHT FOR WHATEVER STATUS YOU DESIRE, BUT PLEASE REALIZE THAT YOUR UNION CAN ONLY HELP YOU IF YOU'RE LEGALLY AN EMPLOYEE OF YOUR ESTABLISHMENT! HELPFUL LINKS TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND BELOW!***
www.dol.gov>regs>members
www.dol.gov>OLMS
www.ieauunion.com
www.irs.gov>other-non-profits>labor-organizations
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