The National Women’s Soccer League Players Association announced Friday that the NWSL agreed to meet all demands put forth by the union amid allegations of verbal abuse and sexual coercion of players.
The agreement comes after NWSL interim CEO Marla Messing made a public declaration on October 20 in which she stated that the league had agreed to the union’s demands 'in principle'.
"Each of these demands is seen by the players as one step closer to the goal of taking our league back," said NWSLPA president Tori Huster.
The NWSLPA first issued the demands on October 6 in a list format that highlighted eight specific initiatives to protect the players. The document included the requirement that league personnel voluntarily take part in the union’s investigation of sexual misconduct, and the request of absolute transparency by the league in any other ongoing investigations.
The union also requested to be included in the process for selecting the next official league commissioner.
