WNBA
CBA Drama Ends
… No Lockout!!!
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Breathe a sigh of aid, WNBA followers — there can be no lockout this season … with gamers reaching a take care of league officers on a brand new collective bargaining settlement after months of negotiations.
Either side sealed issues early Wednesday morning with a champagne toast … and in line with Seattle Storm star and WNBPA president, Nneka Ogwumike, the settlement lastly offers the women a “meaningful share of league revenue.”
“It strengthens housing and retirement,” Ogwumike informed Entrance Workplace Sports activities, “and expands resources for family planning and parental leave. It redefines what it means to be a professional in this league.”
This comes after gamers brazenly voiced frustrations with the earlier CBA — from threatening to sit down out video games this upcoming season if their calls for weren’t met to sporting “Pay Us What You Owe Us” shirts throughout the 2025 All-Star Recreation warm-ups to get their message throughout.
Chicago Sky star Angel Reese repeatedly took photographs on the league, publicly claiming her W wage did not cowl her $8K month-to-month hire.
A’ja Wilson additionally sounded off, saying final yr that the gamers are “standing on business” on the subject of getting paid.
“Understanding that we are a business, and we are a brand, and see the money coming in, we see the increase in everything,” the WNBA celebrity stated on a Boardroom podcast.
“So it’s like, alright, let’s continue to put out a great product, but let’s pay that product.”
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Followers even had their backs … at an Unequalled League sport, their supporters chanted “Pay the Players,” a transparent message to the WNBA.
The gamers and followers spoke, and the league listened! Tip-off for Might 8 is about!
