Sign Here, Give Up Everything: The Fight to Unionize Sheri's Ranch

Host Daisy Ducati interviews Jupiter Jetson about workers at Sheri’s Ranch in Nevada organizing to unionize after new contracts introduced in December that asserted sweeping intellectual property ownership and a power of attorney allowing the ranch to monetize workers’ names, likenesses, and creations in perpetuity. Jetson explains Nevada’s legal brothel system, hiring and STI-testing requirements, and how Sheri’s rules and scheduling resemble employee control despite workers being labeled independent contractors, an issue now before the NLRB. Workers rapidly organized through a Discord, consulted an IP attorney, and connected with CWA to collect authorization cards and file for union representation. After management was notified, multiple organizers and workers were fired and the ranch issued several revised contracts, prompting unfair labor practice claims. Listeners are urged to sign a petition and donate via unitedbrothelworkers.com, with no boycott requested. All the chapters: 00:00 Contractor Or Employee 00:33 Show Intro And Guest 02:34 Nevada Brothel Basics 04:08 Contracts Suddenly Change 07:26 IP Rights Power Grab 10:21 Workers Organize Fast 12:15 Union Help And Cards 13:35 Control And Misclassification 18:01 Testing Rules And Activism 19:16 Who Is Susie Q 20:36 Supermajority In 48 Hours 21:35 Contract Rights Grab 22:38 Union Busting Firings 25:06 Legal Bubble Fears 26:54 Support The Podcast 27:29 Employee Or Contractor 28:30 Rules And Control 34:15 Legalization Vs Decrim 36:41 How To Support 38:06 Why This Went Viral 41:25 Where To Follow 42:31 Closing Credits All the links: Jupiter Jetson Instagram:   / jupiterjetson   United Brothel Workers: https://unitedbrothelworkers.org/ Donate to YAS Work: https://yaswork.org/donate/ YAS Work Instagram:   / yasworkorg   YAS Work BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/yaswork.bsky... YAS Work Twitter: https://x.com/YASWorkOrg Shop in the YAS Store: https://www.yasstore.shop/