Canada women make U-turn on planned strike and return to training following legal threats from Canada Soccer

13.02.2023 - 19:38 eurosport.com

Canada women cancelled a proposed strike following legal threats from Canada soccer and returned to training on Sunday. The team had planned to go on strike last week in their pursuit of pay equality and improved funding for their sport but made a U-turn on Sunday over the potential consequences.

Ad After captain Christine Sinclair announced the walkout on Friday, the team have confirmed they won’t be striking any longer as they «cannot afford the risks» any consequent action would entail.

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Although they went on to say how they respected the players’ rights to organise, they «were not and are not in a legal strike position under Ontario labour law».

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