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MLBPA Joins AFL-CIO | Liz Shuler & Tony Clark

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AFL-CIO Sports Council Celebrates MLBPA’s Minor League Players Union Campaign Launch

The AFL-CIO Sports Council is excited to celebrate the launch of the Major League Baseball Players Association’s (MLBPA’s) historic campaign that will change the lives of Minor League Baseball players forever. Minor League players represent the future of the sport, and for far too long, their labor has been underpaid and undervalued.
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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: AFL-CIO Sports Council to Be the Voice of Union Athletes

Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we'll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
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Landmark U.S. Soccer Collective Bargaining Agreement Makes International History for Equal Pay in Professional Sports

Statement from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler on the new collective bargaining agreement between U.S. Soccer and the U.S. National Soccer Team Players Association (USNSTPA) and the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) Players Association:
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Shuler on MLB Seasonal Workers Fund: 'We All Deserve Dignity on the Job' (CBS Sports)