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The Sex Workers Union has featured in ''[[Studies in Political Economy]]'', ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]''.{{cn|date=August 2023}} , [[SAGE (journal)|SAGE]] <ref>{{Cite journal |last=Cruz |first=Katie |date=2023-10-06 |title=Unionising Sex Workers and Other Feminists |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09646639231206695 |journal=Social & Legal Studies |language=en |doi=10.1177/09646639231206695 |issn=0964-6639}}</ref>, [[Reuters|REUTERS]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-18 |title=FEATURE-From sex workers to bakers, Twitter business users fear losses |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/global-socialmedia-business-idUSL8N32A3KM |access-date=2023-10-10}}</ref> , [[Porn Studies (journal)|Porn Studies]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Nocella |first=Rebecca Rose |date=2023-07-13 |title=Producing BDSM content on porn platforms: a day in the life of Countess Diamond |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23268743.2023.2221243 |journal=Porn Studies |language=en |pages=1–14 |doi=10.1080/23268743.2023.2221243 |issn=2326-8743}}</ref> and [[Newsnight|NewsNight]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Countess Diamond on BBC NewsNight. Discussing porn and the online harms bill |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-_mglnZZZw |access-date=2023-10-10 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:55, 10 October 2023
In the United Kingdom, the Sex Workers Union (SWU) is the sex workers' branch of the trade union Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU).
The SWU represents people including full-service sex workers, strippers, webcam models and pornographic actors.
History
It was formerly the United Sex Workers (USW),[1] a branch of United Voices of the World (UVW).
In 2023, members voted to affiliate with Bakers, Food and Allied Workers' Union (BFAWU).[citation needed]
Campaigns
As the USW, members campaigned against Deliveroo's policy on sex workers and said that this led Deliveroo to change the policy.[2][3]
The union believes that its members should be classified as members under UK labour laws, and takes legal action on this matter.[4] For instance, in 2020, they won a legal case classifying strippers as workers, not independent contractors.[5]
The SWU has campaigned against the closure of strip clubs.[6][7][8][9][10]
The Sex Workers Union joined in the Hookers Against Hardship campaign.[11]
The union has been involved in numerous campaigns and protests, including the "Red Umbrella" campaign, which aims to raise awareness about the violence and discrimination faced by sex workers.[12]
Media coverage
The Sex Workers Union has featured in Studies in Political Economy, Vice.[citation needed] , SAGE [13], REUTERS[14] , Porn Studies[15] and NewsNight.[16]
References
- ^ Steinhardt, Daisy (March 24, 2022). "Sex workers of the world, unite". Bristol24/7.
- ^ "Deliveroo drops discriminatory policy against Sex Workers after pressure from Unions!". Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "Deliveroo drops discriminatory policy against Sex Workers after pressure from Unions". Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ Barbagallo, Camille; Cruz, Katie (2021-09-02). "Dancers win at work: unionization and Nowak v Chandler Bars Group Ltd". Studies in Political Economy. 102 (3): 354–375. doi:10.1080/07078552.2021.2000208. ISSN 0707-8552.
- ^ "Strippers union United Voices of the World (UVW) wins landmark legal victory proving strippers are 'workers', not independent contractors". Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ Marlow, Abigail (2023-03-02). "Huddersfield stripper 'looking forward to work' as club given new licence". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ Reporter, Local Democracy (2023-03-15). "Delay to strip club licensing scheme after 'nil cap' struck down by legal decision". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ Ward, Sarah; Farr, Jacob (2022-06-04). "Union backs Edinburgh sex workers in fight to keep strip clubs open". EdinburghLive. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ Forbes, Ellie. "Strippers raise £20,000 to fight Edinburgh clubs ban". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "'I'll Have to Leave Edinburgh': Sex Workers' Fears After the City Bans Strip Clubs". Novara Media.
- ^ "'Hookers Against Hardship' challenge Government on cost of living crisis | GlasgowWorld".
- ^ "Sex Workers Are Being Detained at the US Border". Novara Media. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ Cruz, Katie (2023-10-06). "Unionising Sex Workers and Other Feminists". Social & Legal Studies. doi:10.1177/09646639231206695. ISSN 0964-6639.
- ^ "FEATURE-From sex workers to bakers, Twitter business users fear losses". Reuters. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ Nocella, Rebecca Rose (2023-07-13). "Producing BDSM content on porn platforms: a day in the life of Countess Diamond". Porn Studies: 1–14. doi:10.1080/23268743.2023.2221243. ISSN 2326-8743.
- ^ Countess Diamond on BBC NewsNight. Discussing porn and the online harms bill, retrieved 2023-10-10