In the 1980s, when feature films dominated porn and the internet was still a long way from taking over the industry, porn stars tried to unionize. It was the era of sex icons like Amber Lynn, and the group of adult performers already had a name in mind for their union: the Pink Ladies.
A lack of organization caused the union effort to languish. But four decades later, as the pandemic upended working conditions nationwide, the porn industry was ripe for another try—and this time, it succeeded. In May, a group of adult performers—which includes porn actors, webcam performers, strippers, and models on OnlyFans—drafted union bylaws and received word from the Department of Labor that the Adult Performance Artists Guild (APAG) was officially a federally recognized union.
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