Major League Soccer referees vote for right to strike at any time

MLS referees are in the process of negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement. The Professional Soccer Referees Association, the union that represents referees who work games in Major League Soccer, has voted "overwhelmingly" to authorize its board to initiate a strike whenever it is deemed appropriate, according to PSRA president Steven Taylor. The PSRA is currently in negotiations with the Professional Referees Organization (PRO) -- which employs the referees in North America -- on a new collective bargaining agreement. The majority of PRO's funding comes from MLS with the...

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