Former two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) competitor Brandon Vera recently took to Facebook to criticize a form letter received via e-mail from his former employer discouraging fighters from joining the movement to unionize.
Accusing UFC of "politicking" and dancing around the subject, Vera said fighters would be "dumb" not to follow suit with other professional sports organizations that have unions such as NFL, NHL, and NBA.
The e-mail in question reads:
If you sign a union card:
- Teamsters Union and Culinary Workers Union 226 could use your signed union card to actually limit your bargaining power.