ratified a revised CBA this week that will allow the league to resume this summer with a tournament in Florida — but they did so with bitter feelings about the strategies used by MLS.
Specifically, they are upset about the league’s posture and the threat of a potential lockout that would have left players without salary and benefits in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. "We were open.
We wanted to make a collaborative process. We wanted to make it something that was good for everyone in an incredible difficult circumstance,” said Jeff Larentowicz, an Atlanta United defender and a member of the union's executive board. “To make that threat on the heels of them asking for collaboration and an open discussion to find a way to get through a.