As the Jan. 9 deadline for a new collective bargaining agreement approaches, the WNBA Players Association says negotiations have stalled despite months of talks. Players are pushing for major salary and benefit increases and a larger share of league revenues, citing record growth in media deals and popularity. Union leaders warn that a failure to reach an agreement could lead to a work stoppage, which both sides say would jeopardize the league’s momentum.
See "As WNBA labor deadline nears, players union is ‘frustrated’ by lack of progress", Alex Sherman, CNBC, December 17, 2025