Key Highlights
- Time and again, the players’ thoughtful and reasonable approach has been met by the WNBA and its teams with a resistance to change and a recommitment to the draconian provisions that have unfairly restricted players for nearly three decades."AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to ESPN, 93% of the players participated in the vote and 98% of those players voted to authorize a potential strike. The news comes after multiple players said they were disheartened by negotiations between the league and the union, citing minimal progress from the end of the season on negotiations.
- The two sides are far apart on the potential salary structure, with players wanting a higher percentage of revenue sharing and revamped base salaries."More often than not, we're the ones that are willing to compromise and they still aren't budging," Breanna Stewart, who is a vice president on the WNBPA's executive committee, said of the talks, according to USA Today.
- "So if they're not going to budge, we're going to get to this point where we're just going to be at a standoff.
- That's kind of where we're at right now."This strike authorization does not mean the players are immediately going on strike; it is only a step for the players' union executive committee to be able to call one if they feel it necessary.
- The two sides are under an extension to the CBA that runs until Jan.