"Some 24 hours ahead of the expiration of the WNBA's collective bargaining agreement, the league and the WNBPA agreed to a 30-day extension of the current CBA as the sides work toward a new deal. More than a year ago, the WNBPA opted out of the CBA, giving the union and the league about a year to create a new "transformative" deal that could build off the enormous growth the WNBA has experienced over the past few years."
"As recently as Tuesday, WNBPA counsel Erin D. Drake said on The Athletic's "No Offseason" podcast that a deal by Friday is "not going to happen" and claimed the league has operated with a lack of urgency. The league retorted that the union should "spend less time disseminating public misinformation and more time joining us in constructive engagement across the table.""
"The league had proposed a 30-day extension to the players, which a source told ESPN on Tuesday they might be willing to consider "under the right circumstances" but they feel "those circumstances do not yet exist. The players changed course by the end of the week, and ESPN confirmed Thursday night that an agreement had been reached to extend the current CBA through Nov. 30. The agreement signals that both parties want to continue negotiations in hopes of reaching a deal soon."
The WNBA and the WNBPA agreed to extend the current collective bargaining agreement for 30 days, moving the deadline to Nov. 30. The WNBPA had opted out of the prior CBA more than a year earlier to pursue a transformative new deal after recent league growth. Tensions rose in recent months, with union counsel saying a Friday deal was unlikely and the league accusing the union of spreading misinformation. The league proposed a 30-day extension, players initially resisted, then accepted. The extension signals both sides intend to keep negotiating amid a compressed offseason timeline.
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