The Latest Breaking News from Players Association

WNBA Doesn't Budge on Salary in Latest CBA Proposal, Here’s Why That’s Significant

The WNBA’s latest CBA proposal includes a concession on housing, but not on revenue sharing.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 21

MLB Players Push For Leadership Change In Players Association

MLB players' attempt to replace MLBPA Deputy Executive Director amid labor disputes and internal tensions.

Top News · Mar 26, 2024

NBA commissioner Adam Silvers hopes new Collective Bargaining Agreement is completed by March deadline

SALT LAKE CITY — Adam Silver is just as eager as the National Basketball Players Association to get a new collective bargaining agreement done.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 19, 2023

WNBPA President Nneka Ogwumike Discusses Brittney Griner’s Detainment in Russia

WNBA Players Association president Nneka Ogwumike continued to shine a light on Griner’s situation on Tuesday.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 12, 2022

How MLB’s luxury tax became the sticking point between owners and players

The Competitive Balance Tax (CBT), better known as the luxury tax, is a sticking point in the ongoing labor negotiations between Major League Baseball and the Players Association. The CBT is said to be the major hot-button topic blocking both parties from reaching a deal on a new Collective Bargaining…

Tribune News Service · Mar 5, 2022

SF Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow on MLB Commissioner Manfred: ‘He’s got to go’

Opening Day is officially canceled, but lead negotiators from Major League Baseball and the Players Association met again Thursday as the two sides continue to lay the groundwork for a new collective bargaining agreement.

Tribune News Service · Mar 4, 2022

MLBPA ‘Disgusted’ by Cancellation of Games, Delivers Scathing Response to Decision

The MLB Players Association released a statement via Twitter denouncing the cancellation of games as the lockout drags on.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 2, 2022

MLB rejects players’ latest proposal, all but guaranteeing the season won’t start on time

Never mind whether Major League Baseball and the Players Association will come together on a collective bargaining agreement in time to avoid the cancellation of regular-season games.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 27, 2022

MLB takes small step on minimum salary, threatens to cancel games if deal isn’t reached by Feb. 28

While the frequency of talks between Major League Baseball and the Players Association picked up Wednesday, the pace of progress continued to be sloth-like and the likelihood of a 162-game season grew dimmer.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 24, 2022

MLB lockout: Players’ revised proposal generates little progress; another meeting set for Wednesday

Another day of collective bargaining brought about only additional consternation between Major League Baseball and the Players Association as the calendar inches closer to a delay in the start of the season.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 23, 2022