USL emails players about union resignation procedures as strike looms

Email includes “FAQ” on crossing picket line Active player calls letter ‘a bunch of bullshit’ USL declines to comment On Wednesday night, the United Soccer League (USL) emailed every player contracted in the second-division Championship with information about the procedures for crossing a potential picket line and resigning their membership in the USL Players’ Association, multiple sources have confirmed to the Guardian. The USL, which runs the second-division Championship and the third-di...

By Jeff Rueter

USL emails players about union resignation procedures as strike looms

On Wednesday night, the United Soccer League (USL) emailed every player contracted in the second-division Championship with information about the procedures for crossing a potential picket line and resigning their membership in the USL Players’ Association, multiple sources have confirmed to the Guardian. The USL, which runs the second-division Championship and the third-division League One as its professional US men’s leagues, has been locked in labor talks with Championship players for mor...