Terri Jackson, head of the Women’s National Basketball Association players union, joins Scott Soshnick, Eben Novy-Williams and Michael Barr to discuss a host of issues related to the business of sports, starting with the groundbreaking new labor accord negotiated between the league and union. If ratified, the new agreement would dramatically increase salaries for WNBA players, and expand benefits in areas like maternity leave and family planning, travel and road accommodation, and free agency. The executive director of the Women’s National Basketball Players Association since 2016, Jackson was instrumental in negotiating the deal. She discusses the process, the unique ownership structure of the league’s teams, and its profitability. She also speaks more broadly about similar efforts in sports like women’s soccer and women’s hockey to improve athlete compensation and treatment.




Hosts: Scott Soshnick, Eben Novy-Williams and Michael Barr




Producer: Tim Herro




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Scott Soshnick at ssoshnick@bloomberg.net

Terri Jackson, head of the Women’s National Basketball Association players union, joins Scott Soshnick, Eben Novy-Williams and Michael Barr to discuss a host of issues related to the business of sports, starting with the groundbreaking new labor accord negotiated between the league and union. If ratified, the new agreement would dramatically increase salaries for WNBA players, and expand benefits in areas like maternity leave and family planning, travel and road accommodation, and free agency. The executive director of the Women’s National Basketball Players Association since 2016, Jackson was instrumental in negotiating the deal. She discusses the process, the unique ownership structure of the league’s teams, and its profitability. She also speaks more broadly about similar efforts in sports like women’s soccer and women’s hockey to improve athlete compensation and treatment. Hosts: Scott Soshnick, Eben Novy-Williams and Michael Barr Producer: Tim Herro To contact the reporters on this story:Scott Soshnick in New York at ssoshnick@bloomberg.net;Eben Novy-Williams in New York at enovywilliam@bloomberg.net;Michael Barr in New York at mbarr18@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story:Scott Soshnick at ssoshnick@bloomberg.net

Michael Barr, Vanessa Perdomo and Damian Sassower follow the money in the world of sports, taking listeners inside decisions that power the multibillion dollar industry. From media and technology to finance and real estate, leagues and teams across the globe have matured into far more than just back-page entertainment. The show explains the money behind the games.

Michael Barr, Vanessa Perdomo and Damian Sassower follow the money in the world of sports, taking listeners inside decisions that power the multibillion dollar industry. From media and technology to finance and real estate, leagues and teams across the globe have matured into far more than just back-page entertainment. The show explains the money behind the games.

Scarlet Fu, Michael Barr and Damian Sassower follow the money in the world of sports, taking listeners inside decisions that power the multibillion dollar industry.

Bloomberg Business of Sports

'It Doesn’t Stop Here': WNBPA's Historic Labor Deal

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