Professional Soccer Referees Vote to Authorize Strike

Members of the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA) are bargaining for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with their employer, the Professional Referee Organization (PRO), which has thus far “refused to appropriately recognize the immense contributions of officials to Major League Soccer (MLS) and the sport in general.” PSRA members voted to authorize their union to call a strike, if necessary, with 100 percent of participating officials voting “yes” to authorize a strik