Breanna Stewart and the History of WNBA's Labor Fight

On today's episode, we have our long-form reported story about fights between the working class and management in the 27 year history of the WNBA. We work from small picture to big picture: First discussing Breanna Stewart's free agency decision, going from the Seattle Storm to the New York Liberty. Then, a conversation about max contracts and the inequity of the WNBA's Collective Bargaining and revenue-sharing models. We then discuss the WNBA's fight over costs outside of basketball revenue, like Joe Tsai getting fined $500,000 over paying for private flights out of his own pocket, and Marc Davis (yes that Marc Davis) spending above the salary cap. We conclude talking about haves and have nots in Women's Sports, the 50-year head start of men's sports over women's sports, the social and economic history we're observing in real time in women's sports leagues, plus the dismantling of unions and broader societal connections to the WNBA and it's labor force

Reporting courtesy of the WNBA Collective Bargaining Agreement 2020 – WNBPA

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The History of NBA Labor (apbr.org)

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