Berlin chicago gay bar

Belmont will never be recreated. That was true then.

At Berlin Nightclub, Lakeview’s ‘Island Of Misfit Toys,’ Anything Was Possible

Berlin is still true today. It was a senseless decision, and it would have taken the barest amount of effort to avoid it. According to a union press release, most of the staff at Berlin made minimum wage and had no healthcare coverage, which was why they had decided to organize. After the election, however, the union alleged that club management was intentionally stalling negotiations, and said that the club owners themselves had not come to bargaining sessions.

It was less gay. In October, workers organized a boycott of Berlin, encouraging both patrons and performers to take their business elsewhere. For most of the seven months, the club did not make public statements about the union or contract negotiation efforts. However, a few days after the boycott beganthe club published an open letter to the union on its website responding to its allegations.

The letter stated that the reason chicago club owners had not come to negotiating sessions was because one of them needed to attend treatments for his Stage 4 cancer, and the other was his primary caretaker. There was absolutely nothing offered in return, which is simply not how negotiations work.

Berlin Nightclub first opened inand over its four decades became a Chicago cultural touchstone known for being one of the most diverse and welcoming nightclubs. A FaceBook group dedicated to sharing memories and photos from the 40 years of its operation has nearly 2, bar. By Sammi Caramela.

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