RSL Soapbox · Feb 24, 2017
Highlights from the MLS, Players Union CBA
The Collective Bargaining Agreement Between Major League Soccer and Major League Soccer Players Union is an eighty-four page legal document detailing the duties and responsibilities of both parties. I’m going to highlight some of the interesting pieces; at least, they’re things I find interesting. If you’re really tickled by the whole idea, feel free to read up on it! There’s a ton of stuff in there I won’t be able to touch on.
The CBA lasts five years. This one was ratified in 2015; they’ll be up for a new one in 2020. During the term of the CBA, the players agree to not strike & the league agrees to no lockouts.
Things MLS and RSL can require of players