Posts tagged USL
USL Super League players agree to unionize in historic move for women’s soccer
November 14, 2024 // The USL Super League, the women's soccer league that started play last summer, has agreed to unionize just half way through its first season. They will be presented by the USL Players Association, the governing body that works with the men's teams in the USL Championship and USL League One.
PLAYERS’ ASSOCIATIONS WARN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED ON UNION BUSTING
March 7, 2024 // The AFL-CIO Sports Council, which launched in 2022 to assist athletes in unionizing, released the statement Monday. The warning doesn’t mention any specific consequence that could arise. However, players in those leagues could refuse to conduct interviews with SI writers and podcasters, decline to attend SI parties and otherwise boycott creation of SI content. For the storied publication, which for decades influenced the sports industry like no other, a loss of access to players and their unions would make reporting more difficult, and it would both diminish and delegitimize the SI brand.