The WNBA's current CBA is set to expire Oct. 31.
With the WNBA's current collective bargaining agreement set to expire after the current season, the league may be headed toward a labor stoppage ahead of the 2026 season, according to a new report from, which gave the WNBPA and the league a year to negotiate a new deal ahead of its expiration date set for Oct.
31. Kenney's report Tuesday said that players are "bracing" for a work stoppage if the pace of talks don't ramp up exponentially in the near future. BREAKING: As the WNBA reaches peak popularity, multiple sources told The Post that players are “bracing” for a potential work stoppage ahead of the 2026 season as CBA negotiations lag.League officials will meet with WNBPA executives and players Thursday in Indianapolis in a crucial point in CBA talks. Fever superstar Caitlin Clark saidShe isn't a part of the union's negotiating committee currently, but she expressed her excitement to be in the meetings during what she called a "very important time for our league." Reports surfaced early this month that the players rejected the league's first CBA offer in what Phoenix Mercury star Satou Saballyby the end of the decade, awarding expansion franchises to Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia. That's in addition to the Toronto Tempo andwho will join the fold next season after the Golden State Valkyries hit the court for the first time in 2025. Pressing topics during CBA negotiations are higher salaries, better benefits and revenue sharing. If the players and league officials don't get on the same page soon, a work stoppage appears to be more likely than not.Blake Silverman is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, he covered the WNBA, NBA, G League and college basketball for numerous sites, including Winsidr, SB Nation's Detroit Bad Boys and A10Talk. He graduated from Michigan State University before receiving a master's in sports journalism from St. Bonaventure University. Outside of work, he's probably binging the latest Netflix documentary, at a yoga studio or enjoying everything Detroit sports. A lifelong Michigander, he lives in suburban Detroit with his wife, young son and their personal petting zoo of two cats and a dog.
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