The WNBA CBA expires at 11:59pm ET Friday night, with salary structure, revenue sharing, health benefits and other issues still up for debate. If the deadline passes, a strike or lockout could be on the horizon.
Until I got elected commissioner, all I did was labor relations. That’s how I made my living. I’ve never been in a negotiation where before the first piece of paper went across the table, I or anyone I represented was out there saying this we absolutely will not talk about. I just think it’s a hard way to begin a negotiation.-- MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, on his opinion that both sides should keep an open mind heading into labor negotiations this coming year.
