Berlin Nightclub welcomed all. Now, those it marked say farewell.
The iconic Chicago club shut its doors last month, after 40 years in business. One of the original co-owners said it changed lives.
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The iconic Chicago club shut its doors last month, after 40 years in business. One of the original co-owners said it changed lives.
The owners closed the bar after a monthslong boycott in support of demands from its workers for benefits and higher wages.
Given our staid reputation, we might seem to be an unlikely crew to be weighing in on the recent demise of the Lakeview alternative nightclub known as Berlin. But we’ve been around a bit more than you perhaps think. More importantly, Berlin had been around for 40 years and in that time commanded an important place in this city’s history. From the start, it has stood for peace, diversity, ...
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The nightclub workers voted 16-4 to unionize with Unite Here Local 1.