WNBA CBA negotiations heat up
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Pay us what you owe us,’ that’s the message WNBA players sent during their All-Star game. But are WNBA players grossly underpaid or are they asking for too much?
As a new generation of stars reshapes the WNBA’s cultural relevance, players are demanding more than recognition. They’re asking the league, the media and the public to evolve with them.
The now-viral shirt, which has a Women's National Basketball Player's Association logo underneath the text for the players' union, is officially available through a link on the WNBAPA's Instagram.
A record number of players attended Thursday’s meeting between the WNBA and WNBPA, with further negotiations coming soon.
The players' union and the WNBA met for crucial CBA negotiations in Indianapolis on Thursday. While some progress was made, the union feels it was a 'missed opportunity.'
The first in-person meeting the league and union since December lasted for a couple of hours and ended with no resolution on the CBA.
Harvard economist Claudia Goldin, who focuses on the role of women in the American economy, has been advising the WNBPA in its CBA negotiations.
During the union's summit in February, Howell, two union employees, and some players racked up $2,426 in expenses at an Atlanta strip club.
Sophie Cunningham delivered a blunt message to WNBA commissioner about player pay as players around the league call for more compensation.
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