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WNBA agreement to give every rookie under contract a raise

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  1. skybrian
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    From the article: Apparently they had expert help with negotiations.

    From the article:

    The WNBA and its players' union agreed to a new CBA in principle that will include raises for all players under contract on Wednesday, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they're not authorized to speak publicly about ongoing negotiations.

    The person said all players currently under contract, including those under rookie deals, will be graduated from salaries in the old CBA to salaries paid in the new CBA. For example, if a player on their rookie deal made [...] the minimum salary $66,079, they would now make more than $300,000.

    Apparently they had expert help with negotiations.

    It is, as far as Goldin is aware, the biggest increase any union anywhere has ever negotiated.

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  2. widedub
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    I'm not a WNBA fan but it's been well known in sports circles that their players have been criminally underpaid. Happy to see their players get a larger share of the pie especially given the...

    I'm not a WNBA fan but it's been well known in sports circles that their players have been criminally underpaid. Happy to see their players get a larger share of the pie especially given the recent increase in league popularity. Another win for collective bargaining

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