Sex Worker Union Organising
An International Study

Offers a study of the phenomenon of sex workers - prostitutes, exotic dancers, such as lap dancers, porn models and actresses - asserting that their economic activities are work and as such, they are entitled to workers' rights. This book analyzes the contexts for this struggle and assesses the challenges facing these unionization projects.

"Sex Worker Union Organising" is the first study of the emerging phenomenon of sex workers - prostitutes, exotic dancers, such as lap dancers, porn models and actresses, and sex chatline workers - asserting that their economic activities are work and as such, they are entitled to workers' rights. The most developed instances of this struggle, in Australia, Britain, Canada, Germany, The Netherlands, New Zealand and the USA, have taken the form of unionization. The book analyzes the basis and contexts for this struggle and assesses the opportunities and challenges facing these unionization projects.

Introduction - The 'Sex Work' Discourse and Debate - The Political Economy of the Sex Industry - Antecedents of Organising Sex Workers - Sex Worker Union Organising in the United States - Glimpsing the Potential?: The GMB / IUSW in Britain
- Sex Worker Organising in Australia, The Netherlands, Germany, Canada and New Zealand - Propensities to Organise - Barriers to Organising - Conclusion