NWSL Players Association

Throughout #BHM, we’ve uplifted quiet giants whose courage and labor often went unseen but never unstudied: Claudette Colvin, Maida Springer Kemp, Imani Dorsey, and Brianna Pinto. Their stories remind us that Black women’s leadership has always been the engine of progress.

Good luck to @pwhlpa.bsky.social union members on Team USA and Team Canada as they prepare to fight for gold in women’s hockey today at the Olympics! #BetterInAUnion

This #BHM, we’re honoring pioneers who opened doors - and those who keep them open. From Dr. Gladys West and Jo Ann Allen Boyce to Crystal Dunn and Christen Press, their excellence and advocacy remind us that progress is built by those who demand more and make space for the next generation.

YouTube video by The Women's Game Trinity Rodman's New Contract, HIP Rule & Player Grievances: NWSL Player's Association's Tori Huster

Full special episode with Sam and Tori on YouTube or wherever you get your podcast:

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Some of your fave high impact players might not officially be High Impact Players… and how that's part of the problem 📈

Sam sat down with the @nwslplayers.bsky.social's Tori Huster to discuss concerns around the High Impact Rule and its criteria.

Kaiser: silence is NOT negotiation. It’s time to come back and bargain in good faith.

Solidarity with the Alliance of Healthcare Unions and the 31,000+ UNAC/UHCP nurses and health care workers on strike at Kaiser Permanente fighting for a fair contract.

Tori Huster at the Independent Supporters Council panel discussion

Tori Huster at the Independent Supporters Council panel discussion

Tori Huster at the Independent Supporters panel discussion

Deputy Executive Director Tori Huster joined the USLPA, MLSPA, and the USWNTPA at the Independent Supporters Council Convention in Denver, CO, for an important discussion on what it takes to build a player-led league.

Thank you to the ISC for bringing Players Associations and supporters together.

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Annie & André chatted with Meghann Burke, executive director of @nwslplayers.bsky.social! We got updates and details on the union’s two grievances, and discuss HIP, parity, the salary cap, and more.

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On MLK Day, we return to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s enduring question: “What are you doing for others?”

A reminder that care, solidarity, and shared responsibility are how lasting change is built  - together.

Meghann Burke at the Congressional college athletics Summit

Meghann Burke at the Congressional College Athletics Summit

Meghann Burke at the Congressional College Athletics Summit

Meghann Burke at Congressional College Athletics Summit

Yesterday, Meghann Burke was in Washington, D.C., at the Congressional College Athletics Summit, where she joined a panel discussion on strengthening women’s and Olympic sports

Thank you @demwomencaucus.bsky.social for your leadership defending Title IX protections for women collegiate athletes

NWSLPA executive director ⁦Meghann Burke‬⁩ shares some of the issues the PA has with the criteria used to consider players eligible for the new High Impact Player rule.

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Strike Picket Locations

Beginning today, nurses across NYC are on strike for safe staffing and dignity.

While CEO’s pocket millions, nurses carry a staffing crisis they didn’t create.

We stand with @nynurses.bsky.social

#PatientOverProfits

We Stand With The Players

Last night, the CBA between @thewnbpa and the WNBA expired. We stand with the players.

Without the players, there is no @wnba.

Pay equity is not optional.
It is earned.
It is deserved.
It is overdue.

Time is running out for the @wnba.com to pay the players what they owe them. Their contract expires TONIGHT.

Without the players, there is no WNBA — and fair pay is LONG overdue. America’s unions stand in solidarity with the WNBPA players in this fight ✊

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement: Today’s vote to extend the ACA tax credits happened because working people refused to accept another price hike engineered by President Trump and his congressional allies. Extending the ACA tax credits will save 130,000 health care jobs and stop a massive price hike in health care costs at a time when working people are already being squeezed by rising costs. For months, working people have made clear that we won’t accept higher health care costs, lost jobs or bare-bones coverage dressed up as a solution to politicians’ self-imposed crisis. This vote, closely following the bipartisan passage of the Protect America’s Workforce Act in the House, proves that when workers stand together we can build a successful and bipartisan coalition to protect working families. We commend the Republican and Democratic leaders who stood with workers and voted to stop this health care price hike.

BREAKING: The House voted to extend the ACA tax credits. This vote is a promising step to save 130,000 health care jobs and stop a massive spike in health care costs.

We commend the Republicans and Democrats who stood with working people. https://bit.ly/4sEjiwz

Can Professional Women’s Soccer in the U.S. Keep Up with the Global Market? The ability of the National Women’s Soccer League to retain Trinity Rodman, one of its biggest stars, could determine its future.

“The league has a choice to make,” Burke told me. “They either need to cater to and protect teams unwilling to grow, or unlock potential. They can’t do both.”

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NWSL Players Association Statement on League’s Unilateral Implementation of the High Impact Player Rule:

NWSLPA Issues Statement Condemning Attacks on Players:

The US’s biggest pro women’s sports unions have found strength together For NWSL and WNBA players’ unions, collective actions have been key to their successes in wholly different sports

Solidarity

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The National Women’s Soccer League Players Association releases statement on medical emergency at last night's game

AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social: “Working people will stand up every single day and protect our brothers and sisters… we will all stand up for each other and we deserve to live with dignity.”

If you wake up each morning thinking about how to survive in this economy, America’s unions are fighting for you, every single day.

The NWSL is back, six days after the Euros final. Are players getting enough rest?

“The reality is.. players need a rest.”

Meghann Burke highlights the need for recovery time as players return from international duty - calling for thoughtful team-led approaches to protect player health.

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The NWSLPA stands with Jess Carter.

There is no place for racist abuse in our sport.

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This week in Switzerland, Meghann Burke represented the NWSLPA at global forums hosted by the ILO, FIFPRO, and the World Players Association —pushing the future of women’s sport toward dignity, equity, and player power

Labor love runs in the family.

Our Executive Director, Meghann Burke, and her brother helped kick off the “It’s Better in a Union” bus tour today at the AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting in D.C.—because union pride runs deep in the family.

Solidarity is on the move!

This July 4th, we’re celebrating the communities we build, the people we stand with, and the solidarity that carries us forward. There’s nothing more American than showing up for each other and fighting for a future where everyone belongs.