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The National Women’s Soccer League Players Association (NWSLPA) announced Monday that they have approved the first collective bargaining agreement in league history.
Highlights of the agreement include raising the minimum wage for players by 160% to $35,000 a year, a 4% increase year over year. It also allows players to become free agents.
The deal also includes up to six months of paid mental health leave, eight weeks of paid parental leave, and will eliminate teams being forced to play on fields unsuitable for football.
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“The strength, resilience and unity of this extraordinary group of players and people is what made this landmark agreement possible,” NWSLPA executive director Meghann Burke said in a statement.
“The players drove every decision along the way. Over 40 negotiating sessions, these players stood firmly together until the moment of approval.
“This is a historic moment not only for our movement and our alliance, but for all the workers who stood up and stood together.”
The 10th season of the NWSL begins with the Challenge Cup on March 19.
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