Teamsters & UNITE are coming for the UFC's fighters, now

speeds · Aug 6, 2015

Two of the biggest national workers unions in the US are hoping to adopt the athletes of the UFC: UNITE HERE and The International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The Mixed Martial Arts Fighters Association (MMAFA), such as it is, has other offers on the table as well.

UNITE HERE is the parent union of the Las Vegas Culinary Workers Union 226 who have had a contentious relationship with UFC/Zuffa owners Lorenzo & Frank Fertitta, having been rebuffed in their efforts to bring Station Casinos workers into the fold.

"We have been surprised to learn how poorly these professional fighters are treated in the UFC. We want to help them to improve conditions for themselves and raise standards for the sport," said Chris Griswold, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 986, one of the largest Teamsters locals in the country with 17,000 members in Southern California and Nevada.

"UFC fighters can set a new agenda for their sport and make it better by working with regulators, sponsors, investors, and other stakeholders," added Griswold. "As our efforts did for workers in other industries, fighters united for change can make a huge difference.

"All workers deserve to be treated with respect and dignity," said Geoconda Arguello-Kline, Secretary-Treasurer of UNITE HERE's Culinary Workers Union Local 226, the largest union in Las Vegas with 55,000 members. "Housekeepers, kitchen workers, and tens of thousands of other workers in Las Vegas have stood up together to fight for an opportunity to provide for their families. There is no reason UFC fighters cannot do the same."

"Our unions can bring more tools and resources to the table, including our relationships with other professional athletes' unions," added Arguello-Kline. "Mixed martial arts play a big part in the success of the Las Vegas tourism industry, and UFC fighters deserve to share in that success, too."
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speeds · Aug 9, 2015

The UFC sent out this memo to fighters warning them that UNITE and the IBT are bad, m'kay?

http://imgur.com/T7o6LSF

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