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State Lawmaker Pushes for Employment Rights of Pro Cheerleaders

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Professional sports is big business, but what may be a surprise, is that pro sports cheerleaders, historically, often don't make the minimum wage. San Diego Assemblywoman, Lorena Gonzales is a former cheerleader for Stanford. She says for too long cheerleaders were told working for a professional team is a privilege and meant they didn't have to be paid for their labor. So she introduced a bill to change that.

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