The Canadian women's soccer team says despite the recently announced interim funding agreement with Canada Soccer, there is still "a lot of work to be done" to achieve labour peace.
In a statement released late Friday, the women say the agreement in principle "does not solve the deeper issues around pay equity and equalization of supports and resources across the national teams" that caused the women to take job action before last month's SheBelieves Cup.
Canada Soccer says the funding agreement announced Thursday mirrors the interim deal with the men's team for appearance fees and results-based bonuses.
The governing body called it "a bridge deal to get us to a collectively bargained agreement." The women, who briefly downed tools prior before the SheBelieves Cup opener in Orlando, say while they have told Canada Soccer they will play in the April FIFA window, their participation is contingent on "meaningful progress being made with respect to a number of bargaining issues." Sixth-ranked Canada is due to play No.