{"id":17541,"date":"2025-07-21T08:54:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T12:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/wnba-stars-demand-salary-respect-and-equity-in-negotiations\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T08:54:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T12:54:05","slug":"wnba-stars-demand-salary-respect-and-equity-in-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/wnba-stars-demand-salary-respect-and-equity-in-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA: Stars demand salary respect and equity in negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WNBA Players Speak Out for Pay Equity<\/h2>\n\n\nIn a clear call to action, WNBA stars took advantage of All-Star weekend to demand respect and equity in the negotiations for the new collective bargaining agreement. The players&#8217; determination was evident in Las Vegas, where key figures led a forceful message: &#8220;We will not give in.&#8221;\n\nNapheesa Collier, Breanna Stewart, and A&#8217;ja Wilson, all vice presidents of the players&#8217; union, spearheaded the initiative. The athletes wore t-shirts with the slogan &#8220;Pay us what we are owed,&#8221; highlighting the economic disparities that persist in the league. Caitlin Clark, one of the new figures, also showed her support, underlining the intergenerational backing within the group.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frustration in the negotiations<\/h2>\n\n\nThe meeting between the league and the players, the first in months, was described as &#8220;frustrating&#8221; and &#8220;a missed opportunity&#8221; by the union. Stewart expressed his surprise at the league&#8217;s lack of preparation, pointing out the little convergence on the points of discussion.\n\nIt was shocking. There were hardly any common points. Maybe two topics we can move forward on.\n\nSince the players rejected the previous agreement nine months ago and presented new proposals five months ago, no significant progress has been made. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert stated that the conversations are a process, although the athletes doubt the willingness to dialogue.\n\n<h2>Economic growth and stagnant wages<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>While the value of franchises increases and television revenue is projected at $200 million annually from 2026, the players&#8217; salaries remain limited. The salary cap is $250,000 and they receive only 10% of the generated revenue, in contrast to the men&#8217;s leagues that offer up to 50% to their athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We want a part of that growth. We see it, we understand it, and we are going to demand it.<\/p><cite>A\u2019ja Wilson<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A crucial moment<\/h2>\n\n\nThis situation recalls the fight for equal pay by the United States women&#8217;s national soccer team in 2019. WNBA players are confident in their preparation, public support, and their pursuit of justice.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The league has a choice: collaborate as a fair partner or remain as an authority that only yielded under pressure.<\/p><cite>Nneka Ogwumike<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WNBA Players Speak Out for Pay Equity In a clear call to action, WNBA stars took advantage of All-Star weekend to demand respect and equity in the negotiations for the new collective bargaining agreement. The players&#8217; determination was evident in Las Vegas, where key figures led a forceful message: &#8220;We will not give in.&#8221; Napheesa [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[6084,1641,1382,382],"class_list":{"0":"post-17541","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-equity","9":"tag-negotiation","10":"tag-salaries","11":"tag-wnba"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17541\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}