Part 4: Half a year after Star Garden reopens as a union club, the dancers are still negotiating a contract. LAist producer Emma Alabaster brings you the latest. Plus, some of the dancers have set their sights on a different dream: a worker-owned cooperative strip club. 

Here are some resources that informed our reporting:
LA Co-op Lab
U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives
2021 Worker Cooperative State of the Sector Report
Yes, A Stripper Podcast

For more resources

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Part 4: Half a year after Star Garden reopens as a union club, the dancers are still negotiating a contract. LAist producer Emma Alabaster brings you the latest. Plus, some of the dancers have set their sights on a different dream: a worker-owned cooperative strip club. 
Here are some resources that informed our reporting:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://lacooplab.com/">LA Co-op Lab</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.usworker.coop/en/">U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://democracy.institute.coop/2021-worker-cooperative-state-sector-report">2021 Worker Cooperative State of the Sector Report</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@YesAStripperPodcast">Yes, A Stripper Podcast</a></li>
</ul>
<a href="https://laist.com/news/shows/imperfectparadise/star-garden-unionization-effort-origins">For more resources</a> 
Grow your business–no matter what stage you’re in. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at <a href="http://shopify.com/paradise">SHOPIFY.COM/paradise</a> Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.

Imperfect Paradise is an award-winning weekly narrative podcast showcasing California stories with universal significance, hosted by Antonia Cereijido. Each deeply reported story is driven by characters who illuminate aspects of American identity and underscore California's reputation as a home for dreamers and schemers, its heartbreaking inequality, its varied and diverse communities, its unique combination of dense cities and wild places. New episodes premiere Wednesdays, with broadcasts on LAist 89.3 the following Sundays.

Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.

Imperfect Paradise is an award-winning weekly narrative podcast showcasing California stories with universal significance, hosted by Antonia Cereijido. Each deeply reported story is driven by characters who illuminate aspects of American identity and underscore California's reputation as a home for dreamers and schemers, its heartbreaking inequality, its varied and diverse communities, its unique combination of dense cities and wild places. New episodes premiere Wednesdays, with broadcasts on LAist 89.3 the following Sundays.
Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.