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Is ANY ONE Sick of PAYING for the "privilage" of WORKING as a Stripper??

MANAGEMENT @ STRIP CLUBS ARE ABUSING DANCERS' LABOR and RIGHTS

until we say NO

TIPS: ANY $ that dancers receive directly from customers whether it's on stage, in a private show (lapdancing, tabledancing, sex toy shows, etc.).

PIMP FEES: ANY $ that management takes from dancers including Stage Fees, Rent, Commissions, Booking Fees, Penalties, Cancellation or Late Fees, Mandatory "tips" to the DJs, Bouncers, Waiters, Security, etc.
Does management short change your pay checks?

An employer is required by law to pay an employee in full for all hours worked .

Make sure to keep track of your hours, and/or shifts you work and make written report to the manager & whoever does payroll. When you get fired, they are required to pay all your unpaid hours in full. There are penalty fees an employer must pay if he fails to do so.

It's fucked up that WE HAVE TO PAY TO WORK regardless of whether you're an Employee or an "Independent Contractor." I don't know of any other employee situation where they pay to keep their jobs. Employees such Managers, DJs, Bouncers, Bartenders, Waitresses, Security, Janitors, and other paid staff at the strip clubs don't pay to work. So why the fuck are dancers PAYING to provide entertainment?
There's nothing morally wrong in providing adult entertainment, but the reality is that club owners are greedy pigs and are treating dancers like shit and abuse our labor and services. Is anyone else fucking sick and tired of this abuse?

SYMPTOMS of ILLNESS

(check ALL that apply)

Paying Stage Fees, Rent, Commissions, Booking Fees [ALL ILLEGAL, by the way] or whatever management decides to call their cut/Pimp Fees?
It is ILLEGAL for an employer to take any portion of an employee's TIPS.

Mandatory attendance, participation and/or labor (ex. going to management-initiated meetings, Roll Call, 2 for 1 Lapdances, Bachelor, Birthday Party, Blue Light, Ultra Room, Green Door, etc.) without pay and/or at the risk of being fined, suspended, and/or fired for not doing so? Employers are required to pay employees to attend mandatory meetings. Girlfriends, Get Paid, Hello...

Working as an "independent contractor" but putting up with management telling you how and how much to charge for your interactions with customers? If you're truly an independent contractor, you could charge whatever you want and come & go as you please.

Have you had to borrow $ from other dancers, "owe" management the next shift you worked or bring in your own $ in case you don't make your "quota" or commission? It is ILLEGAL for an employer to have an employee pay "commissions" out of their own pockets or to OWE the employer by making up the difference the next shift worked.

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last update 04-8-98
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Is ANY ONE Sick of PAYING for the "privilage" of WORKING as a Stripper?? MANAGEMENT @ STRIP CLUBS ARE ABUSING DANCERS' LABOR and RIGHTS until we say NO	TIPS: ANY $ that dancers receive directly from customers whether it's on stage, in a private show (lapdancing, tabledancing, sex toy shows, etc.). PIMP FEES: ANY $ that management takes from dancers including Stage Fees, Rent, Commissions, Booking Fees, Penalties, Cancellation or Late Fees, Mandatory "tips" to the DJs, Bouncers, Waiters, Security, etc. Does management short change your pay checks?
	An employer is required by law to pay an employee in full for all hours worked . Make sure to keep track of your hours, and/or shifts you work and make written report to the manager & whoever does payroll. When you get fired, they are required to pay all your unpaid hours in full. There are penalty fees an employer must pay if he fails to do so.
It's fucked up that *WE HAVE TO PAY TO WORK* regardless of whether you're an Employee or an "Independent Contractor." I don't know of any other employee situation where they pay to keep their jobs. Employees such Managers, DJs, Bouncers, Bartenders, Waitresses, Security, Janitors, and other paid staff at the strip clubs don't pay to work. So why the fuck are dancers PAYING to provide entertainment? There's nothing morally wrong in providing adult entertainment, but the reality is that club owners are greedy pigs and are treating dancers like shit and abuse our labor and services. Is anyone else fucking sick and tired of this abuse? SYMPTOMS of ILLNESS (check ALL that apply) Paying Stage Fees, Rent, Commissions, Booking Fees [ALL ILLEGAL, by the way] or whatever management decides to call their cut/Pimp Fees? It is ILLEGAL for an employer to take any portion of an employee's TIPS.	Mandatory attendance, participation and/or labor (ex. going to management-initiated meetings, Roll Call, 2 for 1 Lapdances, Bachelor, Birthday Party, Blue Light, Ultra Room, Green Door, etc.) without pay and/or at the risk of being fined, suspended, and/or fired for not doing so? Employers are required to pay employees to attend mandatory meetings. Girlfriends, Get Paid, Hello... Working as an "independent contractor" but putting up with management telling you how and how much to charge for your interactions with customers? If you're truly an independent contractor, you could charge whatever you want and come & go as you please. Have you had to borrow $ from other dancers, "owe" management the next shift you worked or bring in your own $ in case you don't make your "quota" or commission? It is ILLEGAL for an employer to have an employee pay "commissions" out of their own pockets or to OWE the employer by making up the difference the next shift worked.
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	last update 04-8-98 site maintained by Catherine