WNBA gamers have opted out of their present collective bargaining settlement and face the potential for a piece stoppage if a brand new deal is not reached by the top of the 2025 season.
Gamers had till Nov. 1 to decide out of the present deal, which was set to run out in 2027 and can nonetheless be in impact till Oct. 31, 2025.
“It is a defining second, not only for the WNBA, however for all of us who consider in progress,” WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike of the Seattle Storm mentioned in an announcement. “The world has developed since 2020, and we can’t afford to face nonetheless. If we keep within the present settlement, we fall behind.
“Opting out is not nearly larger paychecks — it is about claiming our rightful share of the enterprise we have constructed, bettering working circumstances, and securing a future the place the success we create advantages right this moment’s gamers and the generations to come back. We’re not simply asking for a CBA that displays our price; we’re demanding it, as a result of we have earned it.”
