"I think the league, and particularly the commissioner and her team, have heard that transformational remains the goal. As long as movement keeps us going in a forward direction, then I think we're good. I think the continued conversations [this week] have helped us chip away at what the concerns are for both sides and how we meet them, how we address them."
"The league and players union have offered different systems that would determine player salaries: The WNBA has proposed players receive on average over 70% of net revenue (revenue after deducting expenses), while the players union's last known offer asked for 26% of gross revenue (revenue before expenses) over the lifetime of the agreement."
"Jackson reiterated on Friday that a system "tied to revenue in a meaningful way" remains a top priority for the players. The union previously bristled at the league's proposal for amounting to less than 15% of gross revenue, while the WNBA has called the union's proposals "unrealistic" and claimed they would result in hundreds of millions of dollars in losses."
The WNBA and Women's National Basketball Players Association are in their fourth day of intensive collective bargaining negotiations in New York. Union executive director Terri Carmichael Jackson stated that "movement is still the word" as both sides work toward a transformational agreement. The league and players have bargained for double-digit hours daily since Tuesday to meet the deadline for completing a term sheet and avoiding impacts to the 2026 season. While progress has been made on ancillary issues, significant work remains on establishing a new revenue sharing system. The WNBA proposes players receive over 70% of net revenue, while the players union seeks 26% of gross revenue over the agreement's lifetime. The union previously rejected the league's offer of less than 15% of gross revenue, while the league has deemed union proposals unrealistic and financially unsustainable.
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