What happens if the players go on strike?
Wondering what happens next if the players strike? Labor lawyer and soccer historian Steve Holroyd has some answers.
MLS
CBA Negotiations
CBA Negotiations
Mediation to the rescue? Not necessarily.
MLS and MLS Players Union have agreed to bring in a mediator to assist with the CBA negotiations. PSP contributor and labor lawyer Steve Holroyd explains what this could mean.
CBA Negotiations
A primer on lockouts in pro sports
The MLS Players Union members are prepared to strike if a new CBA isn’t negotiated before the start of the season on March 6. While MLS has not countered with the threat of a lockout, recent sports history has shown that to be a real possibility. Steve Holroyd has a primer on lockouts.
CBA Negotiations
Where everyone can be a striker: A brief look at sports labor law
PSP contributor — and labor lawyer — Steve Holroyd has a quick primer in labor law and collective bargaining agreements in pro sports as the expiration of the MLS CBA approaches.
MLS
PSP’s mock MLS expansion draft
This will be the most accurate mock MLS expansion draft that you’ve ever read. Or it won’t. But PSP’s Dan Walsh likes this stuff a bit too much, so go read it and revel in its brilliance or wrongness. You’ll love the final pick.
MLS
An expanded playoff structure would have its ups and downs
A SI report said the league wants to expand the playoff field to 12 teams. Earl Reed looks at the pros and cons of such a move.
MLS
MLS Playoff Final Four shows the best of the league
Earl Reed explains there are plenty of compelling storylines ahead of the start of the MLS conference finals.
MLS
Playoffs a welcome respite for The Soccer Don
The last thing a Union fan wants to hear about right now is the MLS Cup Playoffs, but for Don Garber and Major League Soccer, they’re coming at just the right time.
MLS
Burgeoning MLS, social stances, and the labor situation
Earl Reed looks at how MLS can rise above the problems other major US sport leagues are facing.
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