2024 MLS referee lockout

2024 MLS referee lockout
DateFebruary 1 – March 30, 2024
(1 month, 4 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Caused by
  • Expiration of the previous PRO collective bargaining agreement on January 15, 2024
Resulted in
  • Ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement on March 26, 2024
  • Replacement referees from February 21–March 25
Parties
Lead figures

Mark Geiger (PSRA general manager)

The 2024 MLS referee lockout was a labor dispute between the Professional Referee Organization (PRO), the organization responsible for assigning and managing referees and other match officials for Major League Soccer, and match officials represented by the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA), a labor union for professional match officials in Canada and the United States.