MLS deadline for labor agreement pushed back to Wednesday

On a day with reports that MLS players skipped voluntary workouts with the threat of a lockout hanging over them, MLS pushed back from Tuesday to Wednesday the deadline for an answer from MLS PlayersAssociation on the terms of an agreement to move forward with the 2020 season and revise the collective bargaining agreement the league and players tentatively agreed upon in February before thecoronavirus pandemic hit.

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