Sports Solidarity

Sports is a trillion-dollar industry.But sports aren’t just games – they’re workplaces.Sports Solidarity with Harry Marino goes behind the scenes of one of the world’s most visible industries to explore the growing power of labor in pro sports.Harry is an attorney and former professional baseball player who led the unionization of Minor League Baseball and has since led landmark collective bargaining negotiations across the sports industry.From locker rooms to bargaining tables, this podcast tells the real story of how athletes, organizers, and unions are reshaping the future of sports.

Sports Solidarity is a sports podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 7 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #5

  SoFi Stadium Workers: A Case Study in Identifying Member Priorities and Maximizing Leverage

  Jul 13, 202629 minS1

  A week before the World Cup arrived at SoFi Stadium, roughly 2,000 bartenders, servers, cooks, and dishwashers represented by UNITE HERE Local 11 voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. Days later, they won a new contract: raises of up to 30 percent, stronger workplace protections, and a unique provision giving workers the right to strike if ICE or Border Patrol activity at the stadium poses a threat to their safety. And perhaps most importantly, the contract will expire on April 30, 2028, aligning with over 100 other stadium, hotel, and airport concessions contracts that expire before the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Host Harry Marino talks with Local 11 Co-President Kurt Petersen about how the union identified the World Cup as a moment of maximum leverage and secured top priorities for membership. Get a behind-the-scenes look into a masterclass in labor negotiating. Chapters: 00:06 - Introduction 02:45 - Local 11’s decision to focus on ICE 09:08 - Mega-event leverage strategy 12:16 - 2028 Olympic strategy 18:59 - Cross-union coordination 21:54 - Sports worker solidarity 26:26 - The button 28:11 - Conclusion

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  Episode #4

  A rare inside look at how U.S. soccer players organized for better pay

  Jun 23, 20261h 36mS1

  It's hard to envision a time before soccer was big business in the United States. But until a few decades ago, U.S. national team players weren't even paid and had little say over their travel or working conditions. That's where Mark Levinstein comes in. Mark is a legendary sports lawyer who has represented USMNT players as head of the U.S. National Soccer Team Players Association since it formed in the mid-1990s. Today, players receive 80% of the World Cup prize money. Mark has been at the table every step of the way. In this episode, Mark joins Harry for a rare public conversation to share the inside story of this union, from its fledgling days in the '90s to the bright lights of the World Cup today. He also gives a behind-the-scenes peek at how the USMNT players helped the women's team secure equal pay and offers some thoughts on a range of other issues, including the possibility of collective bargaining at the college level and his charity Athletes for Hope. Resources USSoccerPlayers.com AthletesForHope.org HBO’s US Against the World Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:30 - World Cup Revenue Sharing 08:12 - Origins of USNSTPA 16:45 - First Collective Bargaining Agreement 21:21 - Equal Pay Negotiations 30:02 - How the Men's Team Backed the Women's Equal Pay Fight 36:48 - Revenue Sharing Breakthrough 46:42 - Future of Equal Pay 49:41 - The Principles That Built a Union 56:25 - How the USNSTPA Actually Works 01:00:00 - Evolution of the Sports Industry 01:11:52 - College Sports at a Crossroads 01:22:02 - Athletes for Hope 01:30:47 - Closing Remarks

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  Episode #3

  How UFL Players Won Better Pay, Health Care, and a Voice at Work

  Jun 9, 202643 minS1

  <p>In this episode, Harry sits down with UFL player-leaders Kenneth Farrow II, Jack Kramer, and Kedrick Whitehead Jr. to discuss how players came together to build the United Football Players Association and negotiate a historic collective bargaining agreement.</p><p>Before organizing, players faced inadequate health coverage and little say in the conditions affecting their careers. Instead of accepting the status quo, they built a union.</p><p>What started as isolated conversations in the locker room grew into a league-wide effort — and the first CBA in UFL history. How did they do it? </p><p>In this episode, the...

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  Episode #2

  Is Congress About to Lock In the NCAA’s Power?

  May 20, 202642 minS1

  <p>In this episode of Sports Solidarity, host Harry Marino is joined by Brandon Copeland, co-founder and CEO of Athletes.org and former NFL linebacker, and Casey Floyd, co-founder of DYK Media, for a timely conversation on Washington’s continued push to reshape college athletics.</p><p>The NCAA-backed SCORE Act was pulled from this week’s House agenda, but the broader effort toward federal intervention in college sports remains active. Casey and Brandon break down what’s still in motion in Congress and what it could mean for athlete rights, compensation, and the ability to organize and challenge NCAA rules...

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  Episode #1

  5,500 Players, One Union: Inside the Fight to Unionize Minor League Baseball

  May 5, 202647 minS1

  <p>The first episode of Sports Solidarity with Harry Marino goes inside the historic effort to unionize Minor League Baseball.</p><p>Harry Marino is joined by Joe Hudson, Jose Brizuela, and Brandon Withers, three player leaders who helped drive the campaign to organize thousands of minor leaguers.</p><p>They share what life was like before the union, how organizing took shape across clubhouses, and how players turned difficult conditions into a successful nationwide movement.</p><p>This is the story of how it happened, what it took to win, and what changed afterward.</p><p><br></p><p>...

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