Labor and Agents
Players union considering legal action against Premier League over proposed salary cap
The Professional Footballers’ Association is “set to consider legal action if the Premier League clubs decide to introduce a new spending cap at a crucial meeting next month,” according to Martyn Ziegler of the London TIMES. The proposed “anchoring” system is “due to be voted on by the clubs” on Nov...
WNBA-WNBPA extension shows hope to reach CBA deal soon
The WNBA and WNBPA agreeing to a 30-day extension of its CBA as a new deal is being discussed “signals that both parties want to continue negotiations in hopes of reaching a deal soon,” according to Philippou & Pelton of ESPN.com. Though both sides “met multiple times this week” for bargaining a...
WNBPA agrees to 30-day extension, but can terminate within 48 hours
The WNBPA has agreed to the WNBA’s proposed 30-day extension of its collective bargaining agreement, but only under the condition that the players may terminate the extension at any time with 48 hours’ notice.
Report: MLBPA bans agent accused of double-dealing with MLB
The MLBPA has “banned prominent player agent Jim Murray, most recently of WME Sports, for multiple years and fined him for double-dealing with the commissioner’s office during sensitive labor negotiations in 2020,” according to sources cited by THE ATHLETIC. A source said that Murray is “decertified...
Report: Feds probing youth baseball company owned by MLBPA for misuse of funds
Federal law officers are “investigating a youth baseball company owned by” the MLBPA that spent at least $3.9M “while holding few sparsely attended live events for kids,” according to sources cited by ESPN.com. The Florida-based business, Players Way, “has generated barely six figures in revenue sin...
Report: WNBA offers players extension on CBA talks as deadline looms
The WNBA has “offered players a 30-day extension to continue negotiations” for a new CBA, according to sources cited by ESPN.com. An extension before the current CBA expires Friday “would allow both sides more time to work toward a new deal,” though “even if one is not implemented, both parties coul...
WNBPA’s counsel says CBA deal is ‘not going to happen’ before deadline
Following an unproductive negotiation session Monday and more contentious back-and-forth comments Tuesday, the WNBA and its union are at an impasse just four days before the expiration of its CBA, with indications the players may now be unwilling to accept a league offer of a 30-day extension into n...
Questions linger on Engelbert as WNBA meetings reconvene
As the WNBA and WNBPA enter their final days of CBA negotiations -- with a deadline of Friday to either extend talks or possibly begin a work stoppage -- sources close to the players had the sense WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert was out of pocket last week, which could mean nothing or everything.
Manfred thinks labor discussions with MLBPA will be had in offseason
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a radio interview prior to the start of the World Series that he expects to have labor discussions with the union this offseason. The current collective bargaining agreement expires on Dec. 1, 2026. Manfred says he’s optimistic that a deal can be struck, which wo...
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Right now, it’s crunch time and hopefully all parties -- which I believe they are -- are working toward reconciliation and moving forward because this is the momentum that women’s sports have been dreaming of.-- ESPN's Chiney Ogwumike, on the importance of the WNBA and players agreeing to a CBA before a lockout or strike.
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