An Agency of Their Own: Sex Worker Union Organizing

by Gregory Gall

Overview

This book concerns the projects and processes of sex worker unionisation and more widely forms of sex worker self-interest representation. Since the late 1980s, sex workers have unionised themselves as collective associations of workers in their worksites in many countries. The term ‘sex workers’, chosen by sex workers themselves, is a generic one covering all those who sell sexual services and comprises prostitutes, exotic dancers, porn actors and sex chat line workers.
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780994888
Publisher:	Collective Ink
Publication date:	07/27/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	97
File size:	189 KB

About the Author

Gregor Gall is Research Professor of Industrial Relations at the University of Hertfordshire. He researches and writes primarily about unions and industrial relations, with a particular interest in the labour movement and the politics of Scotland.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 1

2 Sex Workers Before Sex Work 11

3 Sex Worker Union Organizing Stateside 16

4 Sex Worker Unionization in Britain 36

5 Other Countries in the Global North 44

6 Countries of the Global South 56

7 Propensities and Obstacles to Unionization 65

8 Conclusion 78

Endnotes 81