The employment status for exotic dancers, for a long time, were classified as independent contractors. Recently, their status has been updated to qualify as employees due to the recent judgment from the California Supreme Court. Clubs and various institutions that employ exotic dancers have been slow in granting workers their full rights and benefits. Workers claim that they are subject to vulnerabilities as they have no legal protection or recourse, and thus are looking to unionize in an effort to protect their labor rights.
See "L.A.’s Exotic Dancers Are Launching a Labor Movement", Samuel Brawlow, Los Angeles Magazine, March 5, 2019