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An update on the USL Championship labor negotiations - and the larger clubs perspectives on this.


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Hello! Today we will go over the first 7 expansions that USL HQ announced for the 2026 expansion. A reminder, we will go over where they are, what division they’ll play in, what we know, what we expect, and anything exciting or exceptional. We will wrap up each expansion by me rating how good of a get that expansion is for USL League 2, and also how good I, personally, feel the name of the team is. After going over all seven expansions, I will also go over if any of this batch could make the jump to USL League 1.


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As most of you know, the current USL Championship CBA expires next week. Negotiations are ongoing currently between with the league and the USL Players Association on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.
We sat down with Connor Tobin, the Executive Director of the union who previously played in both NASL and USL to get a feel for what the players are looking to achieve with the current negotiation.



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The parties are making progress, but remain far apart on several key issues.


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