In addition to the text, the shirt was stamped on a logo of WNBPA, the player of the players, which announced on social networks during the game that the pieces were for sale
The main players of WNBAwomen’s professional championship of of the they took advantage of the visibility of the All-Star Game, on Saturday night, in Indianapolis, to express discontent with the league. All the players of the Clark and the Collier team warmed with t -shirts that brought the message: “Pay what they owe us.” In addition to the text, the shirt was stamped a logo from WNBPA, the player of the players, which announced on social networks, during the game, that the pieces were for sale. They were launched as a result of the lack of a collective labor agreement between the players and the league at a face-to-face meeting on Thursday. WNBA athletes chose not to participate in the last agreement in October, and seek a better model of revenue division, wage increase, benefits and a more flexible salary ceiling.
For comparison purposes, a freshman selected in the first round of the draft receives a minimum annual payment of $ 66,000 (R $ 368.7 thousand), while in men the amount is $ 1.1 million (R $ 6.4 million). In addition, the division of profits in the NBA is 50%, while in the female falls to only 10%. Consequently, many athletes need to play in Europe or Asia during the league holidays. “I am very inspired by the number of players who attended, the engagement that happened,” said WNBPA President Nneka Ogwumike. “That’s what this is. Because the more this happens, the more we can do things. I think today we can use this conversation to start taking on our demands.”
After the failure of negotiations, many athletes said there was a major discrepancy between what they wanted and what the league offers. If a new collective agreement is not closed until October, Napheesa Stars Collier and Angel Reese did not rule out the possibility of a strikers’ strike. Currently, the American Basketball League has two Brazilian athletes: Chicago Sky’s pivot Kamilla, and Indiana Fever’s pivot wing.
