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WNBA Players’ Union Feels Movement Is Being Made in CBA Negotiations After 9-Hour Bargaining Session
The WNBA proposed a salary cap increase to $6.2 million with average player salaries rising to $570,000 in Year 1 amid ongoing talks over revenue sharing.
- On Thursday, the WNBA and the players' union met for a third consecutive day, seeking a new collective bargaining agreement to avoid jeopardizing the 2026 season.
- Revenue sharing and salary caps remain the primary obstacles to a deal; the league recently increased its salary cap offer to $6.2 million, up from $5.75 million in previous negotiations.
- WNBPA President Nneka Ogwumike said Wednesday that players are "feeling movement" in talks, while dismissing the league's March 10 "deadline" as a negotiation tactic.
- WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert called the league's latest proposal a "real historic and transformational deal," citing "huge gains and salaries" for the players.
- A ratified deal is required before the WNBA can conduct its expansion draft, free agency, and training camps, with the regular season scheduled to tip off May 8.
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WNBA and the players' union return to CBA talks after a 16-hour m
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA and its players’ union were back negotiating for a new collective bargaining agreement Friday for the fourth straight day, hours after a 16-hour marathon session ended. The two sides have spent nearly 40 hours discussing a new CBA since first getting together in-person Tuesday — the day the league had said there would need to be at least a handshake agreement for the season to start on time. Thursday’s long session spent…
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WNBA and the players’ union return to CBA talks after a 16-hour marathon session
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WNBA players union feels movement is being made in CBA negotiations after 9-hour bargaining session
Nneka Ogwumike and the other members of the WNBA players union executive committee felt that movement was being made toward a new collective bargaining agreement after nine hours of negotiations Wednesday night.“We want to play. We’ve heard that from the other side as well,” Ogwumike, the union president, said just before midnight. “We need to see a more robust demonstration of that.”Wednesday’s negotiating session came on the heels of a maratho…
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