Seattle exotic dancers organize to improve 'predatory' conditions

Every time a dancer takes a customer to a private room, the club takes a cut of what the dancer earns there, they said. A photo of the private-room rates at one Washington club show the establishment taking $75 of a $200 fee for 15 minutes, $120 of a $360 fee for a half hour, and $150 of a $500 fee for an hour.

Spokane’s Deja Vu also demands that dancers sell a specific number of drinks every night. If the dancer does not, she has to pay the difference to the club, Zack-Wu said. In some cases, if a dancer chooses to work fewer shifts a week, the club

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