The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have agreed to unionize, and the team has officially recognized their efforts.

As reported by The Dallas Morning News , the cheerleaders announced on Friday (Oct. 23) that the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Association (DCCA) has been recognized by the Dallas Cowboys franchise. The Cowboys and the DCCA came to an agreement following “meaningful discussion, and the team added they were “pleased to announce” the news that the DCCA is recognized as “the collective bargaining representative for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.”

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are one of the most famous dance squads in the world, but the subject of their salaries has long been an issue. They were the subject of Netflix’s three-season docuseries America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders , and their pay was discussed in the second season of the show, which premiered last year. During that same season, they later revealed they received a pay rise of 400 percent.…