The president of the U.S. Soccer Federation believes many of the complaints made in the lawsuit by the women's national team were addressed in their collective bargaining agreement, kbaxter11 writes.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District in Los Angeles on International Women’s Day on behalf of the 28 players on the national team, charges the federation with consistently paying members of the women’s team less than it gives players of the men’s team for doing the same job. It also alleges the women are subject to unequal support in other areas, including travel, training, promotion and “other terms and condition of employment.
The U.S. women are three-time world champions who have drawn record television audiences in the U.S. The men, who this year have played before smaller crowds than the women, failed to qualify for the last World Cup and have not advanced past the quarterfinal round of the tournament since the inaugural event in 1930.
In 2016, five women’s national team players filed a complaint with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charging the federation with wage discrimination. The women took that fight into negotiations for a new five-year collective bargaining agreement with the federation in 2017, winning raises for as much as 30% in base pay in addition to increased bonuses, improved travel benefits and control over some licensing and marketing deals.
“In April of 2017, we agreed to a fair and equitable collective bargaining agreement with the Women’s National Team, which included a contract structure that the players specifically requested to provide them with a guaranteed salary and benefits,” Cordeiro said in his letter. “At no point since that time have players raised concerns about the CBA itself, and we continue to work with them in good faith.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
U.S. Soccer Federation defends support for women's team after lawsuitThe U.S. Soccer Federation defended on Friday its treatment of the World Cup-win...
Read more »
U.S. Soccer President Surprised by Gender-Discrimination Suit Filed by Women’s TeamU.S. Soccer Federation President Carlos Cordeiro said the organization was surprised by the gender-discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Women’s National Team, saying players hadn’t earlier voiced complaints.
Read more »
Serena backs U.S. women in soccer gender discrimination lawsuitSerena Williams and other prominent American tennis players past and present on ...
Read more »
Serena backs U.S. women in soccer gender discrimination lawsuitSerena Williams and other prominent American tennis players past and present on ...
Read more »
What The Timing Of USWNT Players' Decision To Sue U.S. Soccer MeansThe decision by players with the U.S. women's national soccer team to sue U.S. Soccer may seem to come at a PR-friendly moment, with the suit revealed by the New York Times on International Women's Day. The reality of the matter is, this was years in the making.
Read more »
English soccer fan pleads guilty to punching player during gameAston Villa captain Jack Grealish said he's lucky his attacker wasn't armed with a weapon.
Read more »
Soccer: U.S. women's head coach Ellis supports players' lawsuitU.S. women's national soccer team coach Jill Ellis threw her support behind...
Read more »
'Idiot on the field' arrested after rushing soccer field, punching Aston Villa's Jack Grealish'There's an idiot on the field!'
Read more »