NEW YORK — Leaders of the Women’s National Basketball Players Association had a meeting with WNBA players Tuesday night and will send out a survey to members of the union to get feedback on the league’s latest contract proposal, a person familiar with the negotiations said.
The league and the players have been unable to reach a new collective bargaining agreement since the union opted out of the previous deal, which expired last year. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because details of the meeting had not been released to the public.
The most recent time the union sent out a survey to the players, in December, it was seeking a vote to authorize the seven-player executive committee to call a strike if needed, according to the person.
In a letter to union executive director Terri Carmichael Jackson that was obtained by the AP, 10 prominent WNBA player agents offered to help the union with the survey and asked for “transparency and coordinated communication rather than individual conversations. At this stage of negotiations, with time being of the essence, alignment and shared information will best serve the players and the Union.”
Front Office Sports was the first to report about Tuesday’s players meeting.