Originally Posted by BradB08

I think it's a good idea because it frees up resources for police to concentrate on prosecuting actual criminals and it makes it so that they cannot retaliate against sex workers for being sex workers, even if they report legitimate crimes against them.

Yes, no one likes prostitution. However, if there's an union for sex workers, I would assume that they have the same protections as any other employee in an union and that they have rigorous STD/HIV testing and other safety procedures in place.