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01/12 17:10 CST WNBA, players' union agree to moratorium, halting initial
stages of free agency
WNBA, players' union agree to moratorium, halting initial stages of free agency
By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- The WNBA and its players' union agreed to a moratorium for
league business Monday.
The moratorium, which was confirmed by the league, was necessary because the
sides failed to reach a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement or an
extension of the current one by Friday night's deadline.
The sides are continuing to negotiate on a new CBA and are far apart on
salaries and revenue sharing.
The moratorium will halt the initial stages of free agency in which teams would
seek to deliver qualifying offers and franchise tag designations to players.
Before the moratorium, the WNBA, under U.S. labor law, had a status-quo
obligation to allow teams to send out qualifying offers under the expired CBA
agreement.
Sunday was the first day that teams would have sent out offers to players.
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