Filed under: MLS
The March 25 opener of the MLS regular season is approaching quickly and the players, absent a new collective bargaining agreement, are having some trouble keeping their composure.
On Wednesday, veteran Toronto Nick Garcia (pictured, left) told CBC that the players are “anticipating not having the season starting” on time and that they will strike without a new deal. On Thursday afternoon, players told The Washington Post and Big Apple Soccer that union membership has approved a strike by a nearly-unanimous margin (only two were against a stoppage) and that the chance of finding common ground with the league over the next two weeks “doesn’t look good at all.”
Without specifics, it’s unclear whether this bluster constitutes yet another negotiating ploy or whether the union really is prepared to go nuclear. Could they genuinely be considering blowing the whole thing up in protest of the structural and economic principles that allow them to be professional soccer players in the first place?
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