The WNBA-WNBPA CBA discussions have dragged on for over a year, with the players’ association rejecting every offer the league has made to date. Early in January, the WNBPA put the WNBA on blast after the CBA deadline expired for a third time. Since then, there had been little movement on the topic, and Kelsey Plum put forward her views on the same.
The league and players’ association will meet up on Monday with representatives sitting across the table, trying to find a solution to the situation. Ahead of the meet, the Sparks’ guard put the league on alert once again.
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The players’ demands for a 30% revenue share on gross profit remain a key point of discussion as the league quickly declined the idea. But the players’ association is holding its ground, and with many other demands on its agenda.
The WNBPA’s former vice president, Plum, will also attend the meet on February 2 in New York. Ahead of the meeting, she said, “I’m not trying to put it all on this meeting, but I think everyone understands what’s at stake. The league has its timelines. We as players understand what’s at stake. I always come into anything I do with a great attitude, and I’m going to see the best in this.”
Kelsey Plum said she and Napheesa Collier will be among the players who will attend a CBA meeting in NYC. She said this is her first meeting she's been able to attend in person since the playoffs.
— Madeline Kenney (@madkenney) January 30, 2026
Mentioning that the players will get more insights from the meeting, the player is looking for positive talks, considering May 8 as the starting date for the 2026 season. Earlier in October, Plum shared an alarming update on WNBA CBA negotiations around the first deadline; now she is looking to see progress in the discussions.
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If the talks fall apart, the players’ association already has backing from its members to call for the strike.
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With the CBA discussions heating up, sources sided with the strike rumors and added that players such as Breanna Stewart have been hoping for a resolution by early February. Though the date or firm strike decision has not been set, the final step, barring progress in negotiations, would be an executive committee decision to strike, once it factors in recommendations from WNBPA staff and counsel, according to close sources.
The WNBPA announced Thursday that its members have voted overwhelmingly to authorize calling a strike "when necessary" during the ongoing negotiations between the players association and the WNBA on a new collective bargaining agreement.
— ESPN (@espn) December 18, 2025
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The deal breaker for the players was the WNBA’s rejection of its revenue-sharing demands. Though the league projected heavy losses against the demand, the players’ association already countered the claim, firing back at the league’s projected $700 million loss.