Carolina A. Miranda: This is what has me fantasizing about unionizing the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. "We can't pay you, but you'll get exposure!"

This is what has me fantasizing about unionizing the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. "We can't pay you, but you'll get exposure!"

Charlotte Jones: "(the cheerleaders) have a chance to feel like they’re valued, that they’re special and that they are making a difference." Emphasis on *feel* as distinct from actually being valued and correspondingly compensated for work generating profits for the Cowboys.

"NFL cheerleaders make less than NFL water boys, who make about $53,000 per year, and team mascots, who earn approximately $25,000 per season." One DCC cheerleader describes making a salary equivalent to a full-time Chick-Fil-A employee.

These women — who are trained in dance and are in CRAZY good shape — should be receiving real salaries and a cut of cheerleader merch.

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