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Report: MLS Players Vote To Approve Possibility Of Strike
No strike yet, but MLS players could use it if a new CBA isn't in place by March 25.
Mar 12, 2010 3:05:00 AM
By Zac Lee Rigg
According to a report in the Washington Post, MLS players voted to approve the possibility of striking if a new collective bargaining agreement is not reached in time for the 2010 season.
The current CBA expired Feb. 25 and the MLS Players Union declined to extend it, even though league officials suggested starting the new season under the old agreement. The players would like to see "the training wheels come off," as Seattle Sounders FC player representative Taylor Graham said. That includes free agency and more player rights.
MLS would prefer not to cave on free agency, citing the quick demise of previous leagues in North America which included free agency, not to mention its ability to carve away at the single entity structure.
Apparently when voting to approve a strike, over 350 players voted in favor and only two opposed it. The Washington Post's source was not named, given the sensitive nature of the negotiations.
For now, the Players Union and the league continue to meet with a mediator in the attempt to hammer out a new CBA before March 25, when the season is scheduled to kick off.
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The current CBA expired Feb. 25 and the MLS Players Union declined to extend it, even though league officials suggested starting the new season under the old agreement. The players would like to see "the training wheels come off," as Seattle Sounders FC player representative Taylor Graham said. That includes free agency and more player rights.
MLS would prefer not to cave on free agency, citing the quick demise of previous leagues in North America which included free agency, not to mention its ability to carve away at the single entity structure.
Apparently when voting to approve a strike, over 350 players voted in favor and only two opposed it. The Washington Post's source was not named, given the sensitive nature of the negotiations.
For now, the Players Union and the league continue to meet with a mediator in the attempt to hammer out a new CBA before March 25, when the season is scheduled to kick off.
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