WNBA players are demanding better compensation as they prepare for negotiations tied to the league's growth and a $2.2 billion media rights deal. After a frustrating collective bargaining meeting, players wore "Pay Us What You Owe Us" shirts to draw attention to their salary disparities, notably emphasizing Caitlin Clark's $78,066 salary. The current labor agreement is set to expire at the end of October, prompting urgency for resolution before key events like free agency and expansion drafts.
The labor deal will govern what WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert called the league's 'hypergrowth,' a moment of huge new valuations, a $2.2 billion media rights deal set to kick in next year.
Player turnout at the meeting was reportedly high, and if progress stalled in the labor talks, there was at least some momentum the next day, when the players met again to plan the shirts.
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