Montreal strippers plan strike during Formula One weekend

[Skym]

Looks like a cadre of strippers will be going on strike during Formula 1 weekend in Montreal.

The article linked here, discusses that the club dancers don't earn a salary, and would like see the strip club industry to change that, improve their pay structure situation. Plus, many dancers would like to see safer working conditions in the club.

What's everyone's thoughts on this?

Link here,

Montreal strippers plan walkout for F1 weekend

Dancers at Montreal strip clubs don't earn a salary. The action aims to change that, with sex workers demanding the same protections as other workers.

montrealgazette.com

 

[kstanb]

all the freelancers planning F1 right now :

 

[adeliakitty]

Article says they pay $40-$100 a night to dance and sometimes allegedly make less than that....

Thats really hard to believe lol

How would you know if that’s hard to believe?
Ever been a stripper before?

100$ house fee is very common. Easy to leave with a loss on a slow night.

 

[LeDodo]

Same thoughts as here Thread 1

 

[CLOUD 500]

How would you know if that’s hard to believe?
Ever been a stripper before?

100$ house fee is very common. Easy to leave with a loss on a slow night.

Those fees are usually at à gaffe clubs and they know they are making cash there that is why it is so high.

 

[Halloween Mike]

Ill be honest ...

First time i heard dancers had to pay themselves to work in a club i was stunned...

I mean i expected the club to pay them at least a basic fee. But i was told they actually had to pay a house fee.

That is wild...

Im not gonna pretend im a businessman and know how to run a club but lets say a dancer has a slow night...she could actually own money to the club. Its wrong to me.

If you bring dancers pay them...

Then i dunno ...if you wanna charge 1/2$ out of every 20$ dances in the booths then its another story but club should pay them to go on stage not the other way around.

 

[LC18]

I had stripper friends that would often go back home in the negative. They were gorgeous, anytime we would go out, men were all over them

So what I don’t believe is that the people not making money are ugly (I’ve seen a girl on TikTok say that)

 

[kstanb]

I might be wrong, but I think there are 2 types of strippers:

- full time: that have to stay in the club "x" number of hours, pole dance "x" times per night, they have to work "slow time" shifts like afternoons or sundays. But they don't pay a fee to be there

- freelancers: they go whenever they want to go, usually at peak times when there are lots of customers (friday/ saturday nights) , but they have to pay a fee to work

 

[KoolKarl]

The image of dancers picketing in front of Chez Paree or Kingdom in 6 inch heals and skimpy outfits will give them the publicity they are looking for.

 

[Julia Sky]

I might be wrong, but I think there are 2 types of strippers:

- full time: that have to stay in the club "x" number of hours, pole dance "x" times per night, they have to work "slow time" shifts like afternoons or sundays. But they don't pay a fee to be there

Yes they still do pay a fee to be there...

 

[Skym]

For me, i had no idea the dancers in these clubs to pay a fee.

I just assumed they show up for work at the club and the club takes a percentage of their private dances money they make and thats it.

 

[LeDodo]

For me, i had no idea the dancers in these clubs to pay a fee.

I just assumed they show up for work at the club and the club takes a percentage of their private dances money they make and thats it.

You've never been to a strip club?

Usually what we "see" is the lady paying the door/cubicle man a fee if for your first time. When you repeat it's skipped.
But if it's another lady she pays a fee.

 

[Harvey]

Now that is a strategy! Strike in a business that is in diminishing demand due to high cost in uncertain economic times. Do it to bikers that control the biz, that may whoop yo bitch ass.