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The United States women’s national hockey team has edged Canada for gold at the last three world championships. But they don’t plan to appear at this year’s tournament in Michigan.

Instead, the American players say they will boycott the championships amid their ongoing fight with USA Hockey for a living wage. Players told the national federation on Wednesday that they won’t report to training camp later this month and plan to sit out the competition, citing a breakdown in negotiations.

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“We are asking for a living wage and for USA Hockey to fully support its programs for women and girls and stop treating us like an afterthought,” team captain Meghan Duggan said in a statement. “We have represented our country with dignity and deserve to be treated with fairness and respect.”

The players are seeking “a contract with USA Hockey that includes appropriate compensation,” read the statement issued through Ballard Spahr, the Philadelphia law firm representing the players in negotiations that have lasted more than a year. The firm said USA Hockey expects players on the national team to train year-round, but pays them “virtually nothing” outside of a six-month residency period leading up to the Olympics, during which the players are paid $1,000 a month.