WHO PAYS FOR THEIR HEALTH CARE??????????
WILL THEY GET SEATTLE’S MINIMUM WAGE??
ARE PROSTITUTES BETTER PAID?
Last winter , the San Jose Mercury News reported that a lawyer representing the cheer squad for the Oakland Raiders filed suit claiming that the football team “withholds all pay from the Raiderettes until after the season is completed, does not pay for all hours worked and forces the cheerleaders to pay many of their own business expenses.”
The Raiderettes’ lawyer, said the cheerleaders make only $1,250 a year, or less than $5 an hour, and they’re fined for minor lapses like bringing the wrong pom-poms to rehearsals or for “not turning in written biographies on time.” One of the plaintiffs added that the team also makes the women foot their own hair, makeup, travel, and photo expenses.
The San Diego Chargers cheerleaders get $75 for each home game.
The Baltimore Ravens Cheerleaders make $100 for each of 10 (mandatory) performances at home games, including showing up five hours before the game starts, practicing twice a week for three hours from April through January, and participating in a “training camp” each June. That might be close to the federal minimum wage!
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, whose grueling audition and training process has been well-documented, make $150 per home game, bur there is no pay for rehearsals, of which there are many. (“CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT FEEL THEY CAN ATTEND ALL (unpaid) REHEARSALS SHOULD NOT CONTEMPLATE BEING A DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADER, DCC site)
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As for the Seahawks, I was not able to find what they are paid. Apparently that number is secret. I did find that a number have gone on to success. Since the squads have 34 members this suggests that the odds of a Seagal even getting a job related to her work is abut 1/1000. These data from Wikipedia suggest the girls would do better working at the Bunny Ranch.
- Ali Dudek, singer[1]
- Christina Clarke, Miss Washington USA 2012
- Amber Lancaster, model on The Price Is Right and actress
- Lauren Leeds, reporter of KVEW
- Heidi Meili, reporter and anchor of KECI-TV
- Julie Shipley-Childs, fitness competitor and IFBB professional
- Keri Truscan-Goble, Miss Seafair 1979
On the other hand, assuming they are paid as badly as the other NFL girls, imagine how much the proposed $15/hr minimum wage will mean for them in Seattle! AND they presumably can get Obamacare for free !
You just don’t understand the business model. The idea is to snag a rich businessman. The cheerleading career, gym fees, and wedding photos are expenses. Payday comes at the divorce settlement.
You mean as in college footbqall>