NWSL and NWSLPA Agree to New Collective Bargaining Agreement

Details from the NWSL (Aug. 22, 2024)

Despite the current contract not ending for another two years, the NWSL and NWSL Players Association (NWSLPA) agreed to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. It extends the current by four years to 2030.

“Given our vision to be the best league in the world, we determined that this was the right time to align with global standards and achieve long term labor peace. This CBA gives us agency over our business and gives the players agency over their careers,” said NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman. “Our new agreement revolutionizes the game, raises standards, and innovates the business. On behalf of our Board of Governors, I want to thank our players and their representative leadership at the NWSLPA for working together to make this possible.”

This new, historic agreement took effect on July 30 of this year and will run through 2030. It includes several major changes for the league. (You can see a more in-depth story and look at the changes if you have a NYT subscription in an article from The Athletic.)

Or you can view the NWSLPA fact sheet here for free.

If you just want to know a few key points, here you go:

• No more drafts

• Raise in minimum salary (to $48.5k in 2025 and $82.5k by 2030)

• Parental leave and childcare benefits expanded

• Mental health services and leave policies broadened

• Clubs will phase out team-provided housing as part of player compensation