Canadian women’s soccer team boycott training ahead of labour talks in Florida
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The Canadian women's soccer team boycotted training Saturday ahead of emergency labour talks with Canada Soccer in Florida.
The strike is on.
The Canadian women’s soccer team boycotted training Saturday ahead of emergency labour talks with Canada Soccer in Florida. And captain Christine Sinclair says the players won’t take the field until the governing body responds to their grievances.
“Until things move forward, I don’t know what’s going to happen. But we’re not playing,” Sinclair told The Canadian Press.
The impasse is getting ugly.
A source, not authorized to speak publicly on the negotiations, said Canada Soccer has threatened legal action toward the women’s players association and the individual players in camp if they continue with their job action and refuse to play in next week’s SheBelieves Cup.
The Canadian men boycotted a planned friendly with Panama in Vancouver last June over the ongoing labour dispute.
The women want the same support ahead of their World Cup, which kicks off this summer in Australia and New Zealand, as the men did last year ahead of their soccer showcase in Qatar.
Sinclair says the “non-negotiables” include seeing the budget breakdown from last year as well as a compensation offer. She says Canada Soccer took its last offer off the table.