The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are receiving a long-awaited pay increase, a 400% raise, years after current and former members drew attention to low wages and compensation inequities.

The raise was announced in the second season of the Netflix series America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders , which follows hopefuls and veterans vying for a spot on the high-profile team.

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Erica Wilkins, a former cheerleader who sued the Cowboys in 2018 over unfair pay, was among those reacting to the news.

“We were getting paid $8 an hour,” Wilkins said in an interview. “It was scary. It was hard. It came at a great personal cost.”

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Wilkins' lawsuit led to a 2019 set

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