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A possible compromise for a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) remains absent even after the essential in-person meeting between the WNBA and the WNBA Players Association (WNBPA) in New York on Monday.
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According to Annie Costabile of Front Office Sports, the back and forth lasted about three hours. The WNBA was led by Commissioner Cathy Engelbertwhile the WNBPA was headed by the president Nneka Ogwumike of the Seattle Storm, treasurer Brianna Turner of the Indiana Fever and team representative Stefanie Dolson of the Washington Mystics.
Costabile reported that despite the lengthy discussion, the WNBA refused to answer to the WNBA’s proposal in December, which sought a maximum salary of $1.3 million, a salary cap of approximately $10.5 million and other revisions to the league’s revenue-sharing model.
“The WNBA did not counter the players’ proposal at Monday’s meeting. Instead, it was communicated to the union on Monday that the league would begin work on a formal response to their proposal,” Costabile wrote.
The WNBPA withdrew from the existing CBA in 2024, ending the agreement that was set to expire in 2027. The two sides must agree on a new agreement before the season begins in May. Otherwise, several players have said they are prepared to strike, putting the WNBA on lockdown.
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“After today’s meeting, it’s still on the table. Until we get a response from the league on the proposals, there’s nothing that we’ve been able to negotiate and go back and forth to justify, ‘Okay, what does a strike look like?'” Clark said, as quoted by Costabile.
The WNBA and WNBPA are at a crucial juncture and must quickly find an appropriate compromise if they are not to put an end to the league’s continued rise.
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