Posted on 01/22/2014 10:13:25 PM PST by BulletBobCo
If you were looking for a good punch line for the Oakland Raiders, a woman named Lacy T. provided enough for an entire offseason.
The Raiders, who lost their final six games of the season and haven't been in the playoffs since the 2002 season, don't even pay their cheerleaders minimum wage. That's what Lacy T. said in a lawsuit against the team, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Chronicle reported that the suit, filed in Alameda County Superior Court, is a proposed class action lawsuit on behalf of 40 current Raiderettes and other former team cheerleaders from the past four years. Lacy T. (who isn't identified by her last name for security reasons, which is in line with a team policy) wants other NFL cheerleaders to join the suit too.
"I love being a Raiderette, but someone has to stand up for all of the women of the NFL who work so hard for the fans and the teams," Lacy T. said in a statement released by her lawyer, according to the Chronicle. "I hope cheerleaders across the NFL will step forward to join me in demanding respect and fair compensation."
The Raiderettes make $125 per home game, not enough to cover the games, charity appearances, practice and the team's swimsuit calendar photo shoot. Lacy T. claims that's less than $5 an hour, and on top of that the team makes them pay for travel and hits them with fines. They also have to pay for accessories like fake eyelashes, the Chronicle story said, and a team-selected hairstylists. The fines seem fairly ridiculous. Here's what the Chronicle wrote about them:
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So when 5000 people line up for 200 part-time jobs at Wal-mart, should Walmart be allowed to pay them less than minimum wage, given the current laws?
Maybe it's just jobs where girls where skimpy outfits that deserve less than minimum wage?
So when 5000 people line up for 200 part-time jobs at Wal-mart, should Walmart be allowed to pay them less than minimum wage, given the current laws?
Maybe it's just jobs where girls where skimpy outfits that deserve less than minimum wage?
I must be seeing double...
It’s the cheerleader pictures, or maybe I double posted once again. Nah, it’s the cheerleader pictures.
“And absolutely nowhere near what they are worth. I only wish I could comfort each one of them individually for how they are exploited because I am a guy who cares.”
You are a true patriot! :-D
I thought they did it for the experience and their resume when they went into the Porn industry....
Cheerleaders are for college teams. Real pro teams don’t have cheerleaders.
They should have them for Rugby when the Polynesian Cannibals start doing the Hanukkah. The cheerleaders should be out there leg kicking and flashing their pom poms.
At least interns used to get a wad of Bill's every now and then...
Yeah, like the Detroit Lions. They've never had cheerleaders! And it shows in their incredible professional work levels and excellence on the football field!
No doubt their cheerleaders score more than the Raiders do.
Except for them and Cleveland.
That’s terrible! They can’t even afford their industrial strength bras with that salary.
Of course, they had NO idea what the pay was when they were hired.
Run the ball 50 yds, baby, your pay will go up.
How adorable, now is dinner ready?
Nice. I saw what you did there.
Well... it's very impressive, yes, but we need to ask you a few questions.
Did they include tips in their wages?
Yes, very impressive.
But we’re here on police business.
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