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Meghann Burke

@meghannburke.bsky.social
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Executive Director of the NWSL Players Association, Attorney, Vice President of the AFL-CIO, former professional soccer player. Opinions are my own.

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Meghann Burke @meghannburke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Meghann Burke @meghannburke.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 25/09/2026
Happy 9 to 5 day, Sister Dolly. We miss you ❤️
Photo of Dolly Parton in the movie "9 to 5."
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 18/09/2026
It apparently wasn’t a crisis when college coaches and conferences were hoarding all the wealth athletes were creating—it only became a problem when athletes demanded their fair share. The AFL-CIO and its Sports Council urge the Senate to vote NO on the Protect College Sports Act.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 05/08/2026
The AFL-CIO and its Sports Council oppose the Protect College Sports Act. College athletes have made progress in asserting their rights. This bill would stem that progress & empower the NCAA to unilaterally set the rules without bargaining with athletes. aflcio.org/sites/defaul...
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Meghann Burke @meghannburke.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
✊ www.espn.com/womens-colle...
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Over 100 college women's basketball players join union effort
More than 100 women's college basketball players have joined a unionization campaign with the United College Athletes Association, the organization announced.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 18/06/2026
More work needs to be done on the Protect College Sports Act. As written, it silences college athletes’ voices, undermines collective bargaining rights, jeopardizes fair compensation and stops states from passing laws to protect and advance their rights. bit.ly/4vQhkd4
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Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter @realbachscore.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The World Cup kicks off today in Mexico City. In 1971, the same stadium hosted an unsanctioned Women’s World Cup FIFA opposed it, but it was a massive success. This doc about it (98% on RT) was produced by the Williams sisters and Alex Morgan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fNG...
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Copa 71 | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Greenwich Entertainment
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 08/06/2026
The AFL-CIO announced today at its 30th Constitutional Convention in Minneapolis that we had reached our goal to organize 1 million workers years ahead of schedule, and we rolled out an updated strategy to organize millions more workers. bit.ly/43WcCyw
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 04/06/2026
Minnesota knows the true meaning of solidarity and standing together. America’s unions are excited to be in Minneapolis for our 30th Constitutional Convention. We’re coming together, organizing, and fighting for a better future for ALL working people.
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Union leaders from across U.S. gather in Minneapolis this week for AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention
Top union leaders and members from across the country are gathering in Minneapolis this week for the 30th annual AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention. The national gathering is held every four years, and...
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Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter @realbachscore.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Pretty remarkable that, weeks from the first U.S.-hosted men's World Cup since 1994, there is one American player featured in Adidas' star-studded, 3-minute ad: Trinity Rodman. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJJY...
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adidas Backyard Legends | The Greatest Football Story Ever Told
YouTube video by adidas
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Meghann Burke @meghannburke.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Nothing to see here, just nonprofit organizations playing amateur sports. www.nytimes.com/athletic/724...
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Big Ten schools receive record $1.37 billion from 2024-25 fiscal year (Gift Article)
The 2024-25 fiscal year was the Big Ten’s first with 18 members and coincided with a new media rights deal and the new 12-team CFP.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 25/04/2026
The House of Labor showed up in solidarity to support our NWSLPA union sisters at the Washington Spirit and KC Current game tonight. Women’s soccer is #BetterInAUnion!
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Kickback Committee @kickbackcommittee.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The NWSL is considering a shift to a fall-to-spring calendar, but @briannapinto.bsky.social (and many other current players) is NOT a fan 🗣️
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Meghann Burke @meghannburke.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
This is a SQUAD. ✊
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Nicholas Murray @njemurray.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
So, I need you to watch Oakland Roots goalkeeper Raphael Spiegel (blue) here. He's up for a late free kick, but when it goes awry he heads behind the goal and get a second ball to punt onto the field. Eventually, after Tommy McCabe's goal line clearance, he gets sent off. #USL-C
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Meghann Burke @meghannburke.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
💙 www.ussoccer.com/stories/2026...
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Asheville City SC and the Triumph of Community: ‘The Light at the End of the Tunnel Isn't Unattainable’
How the USL League Two side reflects Asheville, N.C.’s recovery, resurgence on and off the pitch
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Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter @realbachscore.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Read the most popular story on the @wsj.com sports page right now: How a Nobel laureate helped the WNBA negotiate the biggest raise in US sports league history. (gift link) www.wsj.com/economy/wnba...
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 24/03/2026
Congratulations to the WNBPA players on UNANIMOUSLY ratifying their new contract! The solidarity and strength the players showed sent a clear message: when working people come together, we have the power to fight for what we deserve ✊
WNBPA CBA ratification vote: 93% participation, 100% voted to ratify 2026 CBA. The 2026 CBA was ratified by a unanimous vote!
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NWSL Players Association @nwslplayers.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The NWSL Players Association proudly congratulates the WNBPA on securing a transformative new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Read our full statement:
National players association congratulating the women’s national basketball players association on their new collective bargaining agreement
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Meghann Burke @meghannburke.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Can we talk about the @nwslplayers.bsky.social goalkeeping this weekend? 🔥 🙅🏼‍♀️ 🚫
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 07/03/2026
Louisville and Lexington players paused the USL Championship season opener for 60 seconds after kickoff, letting the clock run without play. A fearless show of unity from the USL Players Association as negotiations reach a critical stage. It’s time for the league to act. #StandUpForStandards
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Annie Costabile @anniecostabile.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I went to WNBPA HQ to interview executive director Terri Carmichael Jackson about the split amongst members. “The one thing I said to [the players] is they have one tool and their tool is to out wait you." More from that conversation & the state of the union: frontofficesports.com/wnba-union-d...
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WNBA Union Director Blames Player Rupture on League
“I hear the emotions and the range of them as a result of the league putting pressure on the players, the league dragging this out,” Terri Carmichael Jackson tells FOS.
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Meghann Burke @meghannburke.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
✊ www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202...
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WNBPA issues statement of solidarity, rejects latest league proposal
The WNBPA executive committee issued a joint statement Wednesday claiming they are not divided despite recent criticism from their inner circle and that a recent player survey reaffirmed that the leag...
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 03/03/2026
The USL players deserve professional standards for their professional talent, and it’s time for the USL to deliver. The players are ready to strike and fight for what they deserve. USL: do the right thing and bargain for a fair contract now.
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U.S. Soccer Players Authorize Playing Strike Amid Tense Labor Talks
The American second division could be moved from its scheduled 2026 start date.
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April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
They said “unions couldn’t win in the South.” Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga said, watch this. A first-ever union contract. 20% raises. Better healthcare. Real protections. That’s worker power. ✊🏿 newrepublic.com/article/2062...
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Unions Can Win in the South
Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, just struck an agreement that will instantly change their lives for the better. It’s a lesson for other workers in the region.
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NWSL Players Association @nwslplayers.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
This #BHM, we’re honoring pioneers who opened doors - and those who keep them open. From Dr. Gladys West and Jo Ann Allen Boyce to Crystal Dunn and Christen Press, their excellence and advocacy remind us that progress is built by those who demand more and make space for the next generation.
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April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Starbucks baristas are fighting for a fair contract and we’re standing with them. If Starbucks won’t respect workers at the bargaining table, they don’t deserve our clicks or orders. Our call to action is simple: 📱Delete the Starbucks app seiu.co/deleteApp
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 06/02/2026
The WNBPA players are fighting for fair pay and a real share of the profits THEY create. The players’ talent, hard work and sacrifice built the league. It’s time for Commissioners Cathy Engelbert and Adam Silver to pay the players what they owe them.
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WNBA Offered No Proposal at Critical CBA Meeting
The sides met in person for the first time in months Monday. The league still hasn’t responded to a December proposal from the players.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 23/01/2026
America’s unions stand in solidarity with our @mnaflcio.org union family as they stand up to the federal government’s militarized immigration enforcement, fight for truth and freedom, and demand ICE peacefully leave Minnesota. Our solidarity is our strength. When we fight, we win.
ICE out of Minnesota for truth and freedom.
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April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Working people see what ICE is doing in Minneapolis and still show up for each other. We’ve been counted out, stepped over, and still we rise. March 28, we gather in Minneapolis and across the country to protect our people and demand what we need. #NoKings
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The Women's Game @womensgamemib.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Some of your fave high impact players might not officially be High Impact Players… and how that's part of the problem 📈 Sam sat down with the @nwslplayers.bsky.social's Tori Huster to discuss concerns around the High Impact Rule and its criteria.
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The Women's Game @womensgamemib.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Full special episode with Sam and Tori on YouTube or wherever you get your podcast: 📺: youtu.be/NLA-MN1JV_k?... 🎧: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Trinity Rodman's New Contract, HIP Rule & Player Grievances: NWSL Player's Association's Tori Huster
YouTube video by The Women's Game
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 28/01/2026
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 27/01/2026
Our hearts are with our union brother Alex Jeffrey Pretti’s loved ones. America’s unions demand that ICE leave Minnesota before anyone else is hurt and that local authorities conduct a full, transparent investigation that will lead to accountability.
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ICU nurse fatally shot by Border Patrol in Minneapolis cared for veterans
Alex Pretti was kind and didn’t often discuss politics, friends and colleagues said. His family sharply disputed the Trump administration’s version of the shooting.
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NWSL Players Association @nwslplayers.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Deputy Executive Director Tori Huster joined the USLPA, MLSPA, and the USWNTPA at the Independent Supporters Council Convention in Denver, CO, for an important discussion on what it takes to build a player-led league.
 Thank you to the ISC for bringing Players Associations and supporters together.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 25/01/2026
America’s unions mourn the senseless killing by federal agents of our AFGE Local 3669 union brother and VA nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti. We reiterate our call for ICE to immediately leave Minnesota before anyone else is hurt or killed. bit.ly/4pVTpFO
AFL-CIO Mourns Killing of Minneapolis Union Member, Reiterates Calls for ICE to Leave Minnesota:

The AFL-CIO mourns the senseless killing of another Minneapolis resident by federal agents. Alex Jeffrey Pretti was a VA intensive care unit nurse and a member of AFGE Local 3669—a brother in our union family. Our thoughts are with Alex’s loved ones, his union siblings, and the people of Minneapolis at this devastating time. 

As tens of thousands of Minnesotans made clear peacefully and powerfully yesterday, the Trump administration’s horrific operation—and their actions aimed at stoking violence and chaos—must end. America’s unions join the call for ICE to immediately leave Minnesota before anyone else is hurt or killed. We demand local authorities conduct a full, transparent investigation that will lead to accountability for this tragic and violent act, and for Congress to use its power to hold ICE accountable.
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NWSL Players Association @nwslplayers.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
On MLK Day, we return to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s enduring question: “What are you doing for others?” A reminder that care, solidarity, and shared responsibility are how lasting change is built  - together.
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NWSL Players Association @nwslplayers.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Yesterday, Meghann Burke was in Washington, D.C., at the Congressional College Athletics Summit, where she joined a panel discussion on strengthening women’s and Olympic sports
 Thank you @demwomencaucus.bsky.social for your leadership defending Title IX protections for women collegiate athletes
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 15/01/2026
In 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said “The labor movement was the principal force that transforme­d misery and despair into hope and progress.” Today, America’s unions are fired up and ready to fight so working people can achieve better. #MLK2026
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NWSL Players Association @nwslplayers.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Beginning today, nurses across NYC are on strike for safe staffing and dignity. While CEO’s pocket millions, nurses carry a staffing crisis they didn’t create. We stand with @nynurses.bsky.social #PatientOverProfits
Strike Picket Locations
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ACLU @aclu.org · 10/01/2026
If you're taking to the streets to protest, know your rights.
"KNOW YOUR PROTEST RIGHTS: You don't need a permit to protest in response to breaking news and you don't need a permit to march in the streets or along sidewalks, as long as you're not obstructing traffic or access to buildings. You have the right to photograph or film anything in plain view, including federal buildings and law enforcement, so long as you are not trespassing or violating a lawful order. You should not interfere with the actions of the government officials you are recording. If you believe your rights have been violated, when you can, write down everything you remember, get contact information for witnesses, and take photographs of any injuries. If you get stopped by the police, ask if you're free to go. If they say yes, calmly walk away. If you get arrested, you have a right to ask why. Otherwise, say you wish to remain silent and ask for a lawyer immediately. Don't sign, say or agree to anything without a lawyer present. If you get stopped by a member of the military or any law enforcement officer at a protest, you have the right to remain silent or to tell them that you'll only answer questions in the presence of an attorney-no matter your citizenship or immigration status.""If you interact with ICE in public: Ask if you are free to leave. If so, you may calmly walk away. You have the right to refuse consent to a search. You have the right to remain silent. You do not have to discuss your immigration status with anyone, such as about where you were born, whether you are a citizen, or how you entered the country. If you have valid immigration documents, you should show them. Never provide fake documents. If you are arrested, say that you wish to remain silent until speaking with a lawyer. You have the right to record your interaction with immigration agents as long as you do not interfere."
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 10/01/2026
The nearly 15 million workers of the AFL-CIO—including 7 million working women across the country—stand in solidarity with our WNBPA family in demanding @wnba.com Commissioner Engelbert and @nba.com Commissioner Silver pay WNBA players what they’re owed. aflcio.org/press/releas...
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 09/01/2026
Time is running out for the @wnba.com to pay the players what they owe them. Their contract expires TONIGHT. Without the players, there is no WNBA — and fair pay is LONG overdue. America’s unions stand in solidarity with the WNBPA players in this fight ✊
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 06/01/2026
It’s unacceptable that a corporation can pay their CEO 6,666x what the average worker is paid, while those same workers need food assistance to make ends meet. Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas deserve better. We stand with them in their fight for a fair contract.
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NWSL Players Association @nwslplayers.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
“The league has a choice to make,” Burke told me. “They either need to cater to and protect teams unwilling to grow, or unlock potential. They can’t do both.” www.newyorker.com/sports/sport...
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Can Professional Women’s Soccer in the U.S. Keep Up with the Global Market?
The ability of the National Women’s Soccer League to retain Trinity Rodman, one of its biggest stars, could determine its future.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 30/12/2025
A big moment for professional hockey! The Professional Hockey Players’ Association ratified a new agreement with the @echl.bsky.social, strengthening protections and respect on the job. When players organize, they raise the standard for the whole sport. Congratulations to the PHPA!
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PHPA RATIFIES NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE ECHL
The PHPA's ECHL membership has ratified a new, five-year collective bargaining agreement with the ECHL. The new agreement will run through the 2029-30 season.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 26/12/2025
America’s unions wish you and your loved ones a bright and meaningful Kwanzaa.
Joyous Kwanzaa! | AFL-CIO
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Meghann Burke @meghannburke.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 22/12/2025
WNBA players are responsible for the league’s skyrocketing growth and popularity. Pay equity is LONG overdue for the players. Solidarity with the WNBPA in their fight for a new contract. America’s unions stand with the players! bit.ly/3MPWYzB
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WNBA Players Have Voted To Strike When Necessary According To WNBPA
The WNBPA has come to a major decision this week (December 18th) as its members have overwhelmingly voted to authorize calling a strike 'when necessary' during
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