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This is part two of our four-part series

imperfect paradise strippers union, the behind-the-scenes story of the first US

strip club to unionize in decades. Previously we we met the dancers at Star Garden Topless Dive Bar

and learned about the safety issues and sense of community

that led the dancers to mobilize.

We just had a lot of love for each other and we solidified

that the only way we're going to be able to do something is if we organize

together.

This episode, what happens when the Star Garden Dancers go public with their campaign

and receive some pushback?

I think that it's really easy for white folks to have like some fragility when you first come to them with issues like that.

And what happens as their campaign persists.

I feel like an American. Like, I don't know know it's like finally able to vote for something because I can't vote for anything.

So it was really exciting. After an hour of a closed meeting these dancers and their supporters

watched on a Zoom call as the vote was stopped.

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