Op-Ed: WNBA Players Deserve To Be Paid For The League They Built

Op-Ed: WNBA Players Deserve To Be Paid For The League They Built

Source: Steph Chambers / Getty With all eyes on the WNBA All-Star game last weekend, the ladies took a moment to wear shirts with a powerful message on the front: “Pay us what you owe us.” It was a reminder to the rest of the world that the women are grossly underpaid despite being the best in the world at what they do. They are the preeminent league for women’s basketball and yet, many of them don’t make a livable salary. Despite some advances …

WNBA Players Test Power of Social Pressure in Labor Negotiations

Following last weekend’s WNBA All-Star Game, commissioner Cathy Engelbert stood at center court to present the MVP trophy to Napheesa Collier. Her remarks were drowned out by thousands of fans at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis chanting, “Pay them! Pay them!” Hours earlier, the league’s top players wore T-shirts with “Pay Us What You Owe Us” […]