League Benefits From Star Teams' Rivalry

League benefits from star teams' rivalry

WNBA players are displaying a united front as they negotiate a potentially groundbreaking collective bargaining agreement.

As WNBA enters hyper-growth era, player rest is at stake

The Sky have 18 games left, and they’re going to be a grind. Most of them will come on only one day of rest.Across the league, fewer rest days are becoming the norm. That’s because the schedule expanded from 32 games in 2021 to 44 — while the season window stayed between May and October.Two other things haven’t changed since 2021: player salaries and the size of team rosters.Now those items are back on the table. The league and the players’ unio…

‘Pay us what you owe us:’ What the WNBA’s collective bargaining talks reveal about negotiation psychology

WNBA all-star players, led by Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark and the Minnesota Lynx’s Naphessa Collier, recently made headlines by wearing “Pay Us What You Owe Us” T-shirts during the pregame warm-up. The T-shirts, which are now available for purchase, were a demonstration of players’ frustrations with the WNBA owners and the ongoing collective bargaining agreement negotiation. The collective agreement sets out the terms and conditions of employm…

WNBA Players: “Pay Us What You Owe Us”

Discussions of wages often miss the all-important economic of a worker‘s diminishing marginal value product (DMVP), and the WNBA is no exception.Original

Candace Parker says WNBA players missed opportunity at All-Star Game

WNBA players sent a message at this year’s All-Star Game in the midst of crucial labor negotiations. But Candace Parker thinks it could have meant much more. The All-Star Game drew a significant audience this year, even with Caitlin Clark sitting out due to injury. However, the biggest story from the game were the shirts worn by Clark and all the other All-Stars in warm-ups with the message, “Pay Us What You Owe Us.” As the WNBA All-Star Game co…

Candace Parker Criticizes WNBA Players For Wearing 'Pay Us What You Owe Us' Shirts During All-Star Game w/o Playing Hard: 'It Was Awful' - theJasmineBRAND

Candace Parker Criticizes WNBA Players For Wearing ‘Pay Us What You Owe Us’ Shirts During All-Star Game w/o Playing Hard: ‘It Was Awful’   Candace Parker recently shared her critical thoughts on WNBA players wearing statement shirts during what she called an “awful” All-Star game. Speaking on her podcast Post Moves, co-hosted with Indiana Fever player Aliyah Boston, Candace reflected on players wearing shirts during the game that read: “Pay Us W…