WNBA Players Opt out of CBA Upd Union Willing to Strike

[LadyStanley]

Last CBA ratified in 2019. 8 years

Union has a list of wants. New TV deal and a lot more attention on league.

 

[LadyStanley]

https://sports.yahoo.com/sky-forwar...hink-that-pays-one-of-my-bills-160000017.html

Reese comments that her rookie gross salary is not large enough to pay her rent. She has enough funds from endorsements to cover her expenses.

Unrivaled is offering average salaries of $250k for three months of playing.

One more reason why players play during WNBA's off season.

 

[LadyStanley]

Knew it was coming

 

[LadyStanley]

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Good Game with Sarah Spain podcast discusses some of the issues of the WNBA CBA discussion

 

[LadyStanley]

https://sports.yahoo.com/wnba/artic...e-in-upcoming-cba-negotiations-034047411.html

Players willing to strike for better CBA

 

[LadyStanley]

WNBPA executive director doesn't rule out work stoppage in upcoming CBA negotiations: 'As long as it takes'

The WNBA saw an explosion in ratings last year. The players want a cut of the incoming TV revenue.

sports.yahoo.com

Reiteration of potential strike/work stoppage

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

the big thing that everyone ignores in the revenue argument is the league has to pay back investors.

other sports leagues are straight forward, the revenue goes to the league/teams or the players. But the WNBA has private investors helping fund it and they need to get their piece of the revenue as well, its not 2 groups splitting up the revenue its 3.

 

[eojsmada]

the big thing that everyone ignores in the revenue argument is the league has to pay back investors.

other sports leagues are straight forward, the revenue goes to the league/teams or the players. But the WNBA has private investors helping fund it and they need to get their piece of the revenue as well, its not 2 groups splitting up the revenue its 3.

This and all of their ad revenue deals and sponsorships are based on deals made prior to last year. So the WNBA and the players aren't getting all of the money that they could be until the renegotiate or those deals come to an end. But the sponsors have no impetus to renegotiate such a deal that that is heavily in their favor.