The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Have Unionized. And It’s About Time

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Steve Boese

Co-Founder and Chief Data Officer of H3 HR Advisors and Program Chair, HR Technology Conference

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The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have formed a cheerleader union, and the organization has officially recognized their association as a collective bargaining representative. After years of controversy over wages, demanding working conditions, and the enormous commercial value of the famous squad, the cheerleaders are taking a major step toward having a stronger voice at work.

In this episode of The Workplace Minute, Steve examines this historic cheerleader union organizing victory, the impact of Netflix’s America’s Sweethearts, and what this high-profile development tells us about labor organizing, Gen Z, and the future of worker power in America.

 

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