A majority of employees at an iconic LGBTQ+ bar in Salt Lake City announced Friday that they intend to unionize.

SunTrapp Workers United (SWU), made up of workers at The SunTrapp, at 102 S. 600 West, is calling on bar owner Mary Peterson to voluntarily recognize their union by Oct. 10, according to a news release.

Workers delivered a letter to SunTrapp management Friday that stated a majority of the staff have signed union authorization cards to be represented by Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 7765, which also represents workers at the University of Utah and Utah State University, the release said.

“The SunTrapp’s legacy is one where people are made to feel like people; it doesn’t matter where you come from or who you love, you are welcome,” said Beltsazzar Valenzuela and

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