USL, players to resume talks after CBA expires - sources

"The main issues are focused on compensation and benefits for players on the lower end of the pay scale. Sources said that the union and the league have agreed on implementing a standard contract length of 12 months, instead of the 10 months stipulated by the previous CBA. This had been a sore spot for the USLPA given that being a professional soccer player is essentially a year-round job."

"Another issue being negotiated is health insurance for players. The previous CBA didn't mandate that clubs provide health insurance, though around 80% of the teams opted to do so. According to sources, the league and union have agreed that some form of insurance should be offered by every team but the USLPA wants a standardized health insurance policy across the USL Championship while the league wants it to be at the discretion of individual clubs."

"The United Soccer League (USL) and the USL Players Association (USLPA) will resume talks on Wednesday towards a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for players in the USL Championship, but the two sides remain far apart on some key issues, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations told ESPN. The talks are taking place amid a push by the USL to institute a separate Division 1 league that would sit on top of the USL Championship while"

The United Soccer League and the USL Players Association will resume negotiations toward a new Collective Bargaining Agreement for USL Championship players. Negotiations center on compensation and benefits for lower-paid players, with parties agreeing to a 12-month standard contract length instead of the prior 10-month term. Health insurance remains disputed: the union seeks a standardized leaguewide policy while the league prefers individual-club discretion; the previous CBA did not mandate insurance though roughly 80% of teams offered it. USL is pursuing a separate Division 1 league and promotion-and-relegation beginning as soon as 2027. The league continues operating under the expired CBA until ratification.

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