Beyond The 90'

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Arbitrary contract termination - The "poison pill"

Explaining the potential contract termination provision in CBA negotiations

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Kartik Krishnaiyer
Feb 16, 2026
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Perhaps the most contentious issue to emerge in recent weeks during the CBA negotiations, and the one driving the hardest wedge between the two sides (outside of the licensing fees battle but that was an expected fight, this was not), is the fight against arbitrary contract terminations. While I had cynically speculated this was driven by USL HQ to inse…

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