Archive for the ‘CBA Negotiations’ Category

MLS announces details of new CBA

MLS finally announces the nitty gritty of the new CBAm including league-wide increases in salary, increases in the minimum player salary, a new “re-entry draft,” quality of life improvements and the establishment of a group to study the reintroduction a MLS Reserve Division.

March 23, 2010 CBA Negotiations, Featured, MLS 0 Comments

The new MLS CBA: further details

The season is on!

The MLS and the MLS Players Union “have reached agreement in principle” on a new collective bargaining agreement which will allow the new season to start on time. Here are further details on what MLS commissioner Don Garber and Players Union executive director Bob Foose said in the announcement of the agreement.

March 20, 2010 CBA Negotiations, Featured, MLS, Union 2 Comments

MLS Labor Update (CBA Announced!!)

MLS owners and MLS players union announced a new Collective Bargaining Agreement today just after 1PM. Details are still hazy, but as expected the league conceeded some points to retain its single-entity structure. Read more…

March 19, 2010 CBA Negotiations, Featured, MLS, U.S. Leagues 1 Comment

A look back at the NASL strike of 1979

The threat of a strike in the MLS has resulted in some very gloomy articles about the NASL strike of 1979. PSP looks at the issues surrounding the strike and what happened during and after the strike to question the validity of comparisons to the current negotiations between MLS and the Players Union.

March 18, 2010 CBA Negotiations, Featured, History, MLS, Philadelphia Soccer History, U.S. Leagues 4 Comments

Time to fold ‘em?

“You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em,” goes the famous song. Message to MLS management and players: It’s time to fold ‘em. Give ground and compromise, or your season and maybe your entire league will go into the tank.

March 18, 2010 CBA Negotiations, Featured, MLS 0 Comments

MLS contract expires, no strike yet

Major League Soccer’s collective bargaining agreement expires tonight, but the players won’t be striking — yet.
The players union released this statement today:
Bethesda, MD (Thursday, February 25, 2010) – The Major League Soccer Players Union (the “Union”) today announced that the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and Major League Soccer (“MLS”) will not be extended [...]

February 25, 2010 CBA Negotiations, MLS 1 Comment

MLS strike = disaster for Union?

If Major League Soccer players strike, it could be a disaster for Philadelphia Union.
An expansion franchise needs momentum from the get-go. Right now, the Union have it. Opening day is a month away. Their stadium in Chester is progressing. Philadelphia’s going to host the final World Cup tune-up for the U.S. National Team. People are [...]

February 22, 2010 CBA Negotiations, MLS, Union 4 Comments

Is free agency necessary to avoid MLS work stoppage?

All the talk about a Major League Soccer strike or lockout may come down to a single concept: Free agency.
Right now, MLS players can’t sign with another MLS team after their contracts expire unless their team lets them. That’s why a guy like West Chester’s Jeff Larentowicz needed a trade to leave New England, despite having played [...]

January 22, 2010 CBA Negotiations, MLS 8 Comments

Landon Donovan, Kasey Keller criticize handling of CBA Negotiations by MLS

In a statement released Tuesday by the international players organization FIFPro, Landon Donovan and Kasey Keller have criticized the MLS for how it is handling negotiations with the Players Union for a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The MLS has threatened to lock players out if a deal is not reached by February 1st.
A lock [...]

January 5, 2010 CBA Negotiations, MLS 0 Comments