Women Soccer Pros Join Team CWA

Last week, soccer players for the newly launched USL Super League (USLS) voted to join the United Soccer League Players Association (USLPA-CWA Local 7211). The new unit, which USL voluntarily recognized, has approximately 190 players.

The USLS is a women's soccer professional league in its inaugural season and currently has eight clubs: Brooklyn FC, Carolina Ascent FC, Dallas Trinity FC, DC Power FC, Fort Lauderdale United FC, Lexington SC FC, Spokane Zephyr FC, and Tampa Bay Sun FC. If you live in any of these areas, go check out a game and cheer on our newest CWA members.

"I’m really excited that the USL Super League is becoming part of the USLPA,” said USLPA-CWA 7211 organizer and USLS player Rylee Baisden. “This integration is a big step, bringing male and female players together under one united voice. I’m grateful to be part of this journey as we work to support each other and create positive change for our sport. Looking forward to what we can accomplish together.”

Members of USLPA-CWA 7211 are breaking new ground in professional sports as it is one of the first professional players’ associations where men and women players are in the same union.

This milestone is due in large part to the work of USLPA-CWA 7211 organizers Bri Visalli and Rylee Baisden, USLPA-CWA 7211 Executive Director Connor Tobin, and District 7 Staff Representative Jeff Lacher, who worked tirelessly to secure neutrality for, and support the organizing of, soccer's newest professional players.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.