WNBA and WNBPA finalize seven-year collective bargaining agreement
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Updated · CBS Sports · May 9
WNBA and WNBPA finalize seven-year collective bargaining agreement
7 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · May 9
The deal, struck on 18 March after more than 100 hours of talks in Manhattan and at NBA offices, runs through 2032 with an opt-out after 2031.
It creates women's professional sports' first comprehensive revenue-sharing model, raises pay, guarantees charter travel, sets facility standards and improves retirement, health and family-planning benefits.
The agreement avoids a 2026 season stoppage as the league's attendance, viewership, merchandise sales, valuations and expansion plans surge, with 31 players now earning more than $1m this season.
With player salaries soaring, can the WNBA's revenue growth truly sustain its historic new spending?
As Caitlin Clark’s stardom explodes, can the WNBA resolve internal player tensions before they derail its growth?