American women seek more than $66M in damages from US Soccer

The Associated Press ^ | February 21, 2020 | By RONALD BLUM

[USNA74]

It’s very early, but that could be the post of the day!

[Professional]

I second your nomination.

[Bratch]

Pretty sure if they cut up their contracts they’ll be plenty of scissoring going on.

[LeonardFMason]

The WNBA LOSES $10,000,000.00 dollars a year. It exists on “welfare” paid by the NBA.

[John O]

Group "A" has a mutually agreed upon contract with employer "C"
Group "B" has a mutually agreed upon contract with employer "C"

Seems to me that neither group "A" nor group "B" has any right to complain about the other groups contract.

[WASCWatch]

Only $10 million?

[rollo tomasi]

The Chicks are doing the "ask for more beanies upfront then complain about not getting an equal pay ratio" con hoping the easily manipulated poundmetoo movement get on-board.

"Women’s national team players are paid differently because they specifically asked for and negotiated a completely different contract than the men’s national team, despite being offered, and rejecting, a similar pay-to-play agreement during the past negotiations," U.S. Soccer said in a statement.

"Their preference was a contract that provides significant additional benefits that the men’s national team does not have, including guaranteed annual salaries, medical and dental insurance, paid child-care assistance, paid pregnancy and parental leave, severance benefits, salary continuation during periods of injury, access to a retirement plan, multiple bonuses and more."

"I felt then and I still feel to a degree, that the lack of opportunity for our female players was really what was at the root of some of their issues," Cordeiro said. "The fact that the Women's World Cup generates a fraction of revenue and a fraction of what the men get paid is a reflection, frankly, of lack of opportunity...Women's soccer outside of the United States doesn't have the same degree of respect."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/u-s-women-s-soccer-players-seek-more-66-million-n1140211

[conservative98]

update: http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3840922/posts