TORONTO, Canada—Major League Soccer (MLS) avoided facing its first ever work stoppage Monday afternoon, as the league and its players association (MLSPA) were able to come to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that will run through the 2027 season.
The two parties have been negotiating for over the past month or so with talks really intensifying over the last 10 days. Finally on Friday, MLS and MLSPA announced that the two sides had reached a tentative agreement, pending league-wide approval from the players.
That vote took place over the weekend, and Monday afternoon MLSPA released a statement informing the public that the players had indeed voted to ratify amendments to the new CBA, locking a deal into place for (hopefully) the next seven years.