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http://mmajunkie.com/2016/08/profes...formation-of-union-geared-toward-ufc-athletes
http://www.mmamania.com/2016/8/11/1...s-association-pfa-launches-today-to-represent
Official PFA website:
http://profighters.org/
“The Professional Fighters Association (PFA) has been established today to represent the collective interests of the fighters employed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC),†the release stated. “It is the goal of the PFA to organize these hard-working athletes so that they may collectively bargain their terms and conditions of employment pursuant to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The PFA will not only be a union of fighters, but it will be governed solely by fighters. It is the fighters who will control their own futures.â€
The UFC’s stance on its fighters has long been that they’re not employees of the company, but instead are independent contractors.
The PFA staff, out of the gate, includes veteran sports agent Jeff Borris, labor lawyer Lucas Middlebrook and economist Andrew Zimbalist.
A UFC official did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the promotion.
The leaders of other pro sports players unions, including those from Major League Baseball, the National Football League, National Hockey League and Major League Soccer, pledged their support of the PFA through quotes provided for the initial news release.
“The scales have been tipped in favor of the UFC for too long,†the release closed with. “It is time for the fighters – the one’s (sic) responsible for the UFC’s success – to receive their equal share.â€
http://www.mmamania.com/2016/8/11/1...s-association-pfa-launches-today-to-represent
PFA has apparently assembled a team of experienced sports professionals that are charged with representing "the collective interests of the fighters employed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)." Donald M. Fehr (Executive Director for NHL Players Association and MLB Players Association), Tony Clark (Executive Director for MLB Players Association), DeMaurice Smith (Executive Director for NFL Players Association) and Bob Foose (Executive Director for MLS Players Union) were just several of the high-profile names associated with PFA in a recent press release.
Official PFA website:
http://profighters.org/