It is another monumental day for the National Women's Soccer League Players Association. On Thursday, the NWSLPA announced that it had agreed terms for a new collective bargaining agreement through the 2030 season.
The new CBA is effective immediately and comes just two years after the NWSL and its players signed the first-ever union contract in the league's history.
So, on this week's Full Time podcast, Meg Linehan and Steph Yang broke down what this landmark CBA means for the league and the players. From new minimum salaries to the major decision to abolish the draft, and a milestone revenue-sharing model. Why change the CBA now? And why these specific changes?
Later on, to help take the listener inside the negotiations, NWSL PA representative and North Carolina Courage midfielder Brianna Pinto also joined the podcast. She shared the players' point of view on how the new CBA was drawn up, what demands were essential for a better league, and what it was like to be a part of the five-player group that went to the table with the league to broker the deal this past July.
Before closing out the show, Meg and Steph give their thoughts on the San Diego Wave's hiring of Landon Donovan as the club's new interim head coach. While also debating what the new CBA means for the teams at the bottom of the NWSL standings. Which of the struggling clubs (if any) will be able to crash the playoffs?
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HOST: Meg Linehan
GUEST: Steph Yang, Brianna Pinto
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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Articles & previous shows mentioned on the pod:
2022 Full-Time episode: Let's Break Down The NWSL CBA!
NWSL Players Association ratifies first collective bargaining agreement
Why USL Super League isn’t looking to compete with NWSL: What to expect from new league
Landon Donovan acknowledges ‘steep’ NWSL learning curve as Wave’s interim head coach
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