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Dancers at Los Angeles bar to become only unionized strippers in US after 15-month battle (apnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Apparently, I've been under a rock as today's thread from Cory Doctrow - @[email protected] is the first I had heard of this.

Where I live such entertainers are considered independent contractors (1099) and as such it is ILLEGAL for them to unionize. Is there something different in California that qualifies them as employees (W2)?

If not, how did they get around the capitalist governments' rules?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This was the first thing I found when I did an internet search NRLB limits ability for Independent Contractors to Form a Union

As a pro wrestling fan the independent contractor gimmick is what I've always heard is the reason wrestlers can't form a union. For a short time this became mainstream attention after Jordon Oliver covered it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I think the idea is that its harder (hence limit) but not outright illegal, hence how voice actors do have a union, despite being independent contractors.