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U.S. Women’s Soccer – Their Battle for “Equal Pay”- What Would You Decide if You Were the Judge?

Back in March 2016, representing the entire U.S. Women’s Soccer National Team (USWNT), Becky Sauerbrunn, Carli Lloyd, Hope Solo, Megan Rapinoe filed a wage discrimination lawsuit to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). They allege that they are illegally underpaid by the the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF). Back in June, a court ruled that they could not go on strike during the Rio Olympics as it would violate the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Let us look at some of the information and see what you would decide if you were the judge in this case.

The current CBA runs out at the end of this year (2016).