US EditionWNBA, Players Union Meet for 5th Straight Day Trying to Get CBA Deal to Avoid Any Season Disruptions
WNBA and players union are negotiating revenue sharing and salary model changes with 15 proposals exchanged as they aim to finalize a transformational collective bargaining agreement.
- Facing a looming deadline, the WNBA and the players union met for a fifth straight day Saturday to finalize a new CBA by Monday and avoid season disruptions.
- With preseason set for April 25, the league faces an expansion draft for Portland and Toronto and free agency affecting 80% of the league, raising urgency to finalize the CBA.
- Since meeting in person on Tuesday, negotiators have spent approximately 50 hours and exchanged two proposals during marathon talks, both sides said.
- The central dispute centers on revenue sharing, with the union moving from 40% of gross to 26% while the league offered more than 70% net, and Terri Carmichael Jackson said, 'As long as movement keeps us going in a forward direction, then I think we're good.'
- Amid negotiations, players report continuing normal routines, and Cathy Engelbert, WNBA Commissioner, said it is meaningful to listen during talks.
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WNBA and players' union meet on CBA for 6th straight day with revenue sharing, housing key hurdles
The WNBA and its players’ union are meeting for a sixth straight day in hopes of getting a collective bargaining agreement finished in a timely fashion to avoid any potential delays to the upcoming season
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