Dancers Want What They Already Have- A Union of Their Own
Exotic dancers have been fighting for their rights for a very long time; the issues surrounding anything from sexual assault, to trafficking and other sexual violations. After the infamous DejaVu lawsuit the labor movement finally reached this industry. This battle in particular took on a life of its own & appeared to be the most successful fight with relatively favorable results; until it wasn't. What's even more surprising is that after decades of fighting for rights, the adult entertainment industry finally got recognition on a federal level and almost nobody noticed. Activist groups, such as SWOP, and sex workers alike have been fighting for something that was technically addressed and many of the issues still being fought against could have ended back in December of 2015. On December 15, 2015, the US Department of Labor recognized a federal labor union for adult film actors, exotic dancers & now cam models. The union is indeed on dol.gov in the same category as