Washington s industry is broken, said Madison Zack-Wu, an exotic dancer and campaigner. It relies on charging dancers high fees and cutting corners on staffing and security for profit.
The bills are the culmination of six years of advocacy work by Strippers Are Workers, a dancer-led organization in Washington, in response to wide regulation gaps for strippers at the 11 clubs across the state, said Madison Zack-Wu, its campaign manager.
Adult dancers in Washington state are fighting for statewide worker protections that advocates say would be the most comprehensive in the U.S. The industry has such wide regulation gaps that