The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, which works on resolving labor disputes reported that the Professional Referee Organization — which manages refereeing at all pro levels in the UnitedStates — and the Professional Soccer Referees Association — which represents full- and part-time referees, assistant referees and fourth officials — reached a tentative agreement on a successorcollective bargaining agreement.

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