Wednesday, the players of the American national soccer team published a press release in which they denounce the wage policy of their federation: "The Federation continues to pursue a discriminatory policy towards women on the questions of wages and their working conditions". The association of players of the US national team requests in particular that the American footballers, world champions in title, be paid more: "In our opinion, women should at least receive triple what we received in compensation" .
Statement about the USWNT 2017-21 CBA https://t.co/lmnmVlgm0D
- US Soccer Players (@ussoccerplayers) February 12, 2020The national team players therefore support American footballers in their fight for gender equality and also question the integrity of their federation. "They are trying to protect their monopoly, their sources of income and continue to exploit the players of the American national team. It is time for this to stop. For many years, the Federation has benefited from ticket sales, sponsorship and merchandising, while paying players as little as possible, ”they wrote in the press release.
In 2019, 28 players from the United States national women's team, including the big stars Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan and Carli Lloyd, had filed a class action against the US Soccer Federation, believing that they were victims of wage discrimination and working conditions against their male counterparts, despite their best results: $ 5.3 million in bonuses for reaching the knockout stages of the 2014 World Cup for men, “only” $ 1.7 million for women who won the world title for the third time in 2015. A trial between the two parties should therefore open on May 5.
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