The organization's primary mission is to protect the rights of the USWNT and to safeguard the economic and social welfare of all of the women's national team players.
[2] During that time, the organization was represented in its interactions with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) by its General Counsel and Executive Director, John B.
[3] In November 2014, the association hired counsel Rich Nichols as their new executive director and moved their headquarters to Keller, Texas.
[4] As executive director, Roux works with the team to set the strategic vision for revenue generation and social impact by engaging the players' platform.
"[3] The Article VIII further provides that: (a) The Executive Director shall be responsible for negotiations with the Federation after consultation with the members and the Players Representatives.
(b) All Collective Bargaining Agreements between this Association and the Federation, and any amendments or modifications thereto, shall be signed by a designated Players Representative or the Executive Director and shall require the approval of a majority of the voting members.
[3] Represented by John B. Langel and Ruth Uselton,[3] in March 2013, the USSF and USWNT finalized their new collective bargaining agreement through 2016.
[3] In December 2015, the new General Counsel Richard M. Nichols, provided the USSF with notice that the Players Associations intended to engage in actions to terminate or modify the Memorandum of Understanding.
"[8] The Players Association signed the team's new collective bargaining agreement with USSF on September 6, 2022, prior to a national team friendly against Nigeria in Washington, D.C. Players Association president Becky Sauerbrunn declared the agreement to be "a huge win for workers and for labor rights" in a speech to the audience.
[11] The complaint was filed by Hope Solo, Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn, and Alex Morgan, who argued that the men earned more money for no other reason than being male.