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Everything You Need to Know About The WNBA’s Historic New CBA Deal After Year-Long Labor Dispute

After 17 months of heated negotiations, the WNBA avoided the first work stoppage in league history by reaching a historic deal with its Players Association.

WNBA, players union reportedly agree to new CBA: What we know about historic deal, including new salary cap

The WNBA and its players agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement in the early morning hours on Wednesday

WNBA new CBA agreement: Three key points to know, including pay increases

Here’s what we know about the terms of the WNBA’s new CBA so far after both sides reached a verbal agreement Wednesday morning.

WNBA, players union reach tentative CBA agreement, which reportedly includes salary-cap jump, revenue-sharing changes

The WNBA and its player union reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement after more than a year of negotiations, the league and union announced early Wednesday morning. WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a short statement that the two sides had “aligned on key elements of a new CBA,

WNBA CBA Negotiations are finally over — and basketball will begin

Negotiations between WNBA leadership and players reached a conclusion early Wednesday morning — and the WNBA season is set to begin as previously scheduled.
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Looking back at the biggest playoff series comebacks in WNBA history

The Las Vegas Aces’ road to three-peating is dangerously close to an end. The New York Liberty jumped out to a 2-0 series lead over the two-time defending champions in this year’s semifinals, putting them within a win of the WNBA Finals. With their ...

WNBA contract standoff adds to history of women’s sports labor disputes

WNBA collective bargaining agreement negotiations lasted dozens of hours per day for four days over the past week, but yielded no contract. The contentious dispute between the WNBPA and the league has become a pressure cooker,

With new CBA, the WNBA is venturing into a new, ‘transformative’ future

Twenty years ago, labor discussions focused on how the WNBA would survive. Now, with the league ascending to new heights, the emphasis is rightfully on how it will evolve.