May 19, 2013

NHL Lockout: NHL players will re-vote on ‘disclaimer of interest’ as lockout drags on

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NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr, front, and the players’ union have been involved in an ongoing labour dispute with the National Hockey League. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / AP) —- NHL players began a vote Thursday night to decide whether they want to again grant authority to their management committee to disclaim interest in their [...]

NHL Lockout: Even in NHL blowup, path to deal is visible

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(Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP) Story Highlights Both sides appear to have placed all of their cards on the table (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Negotiating is like playing poker in that reading an opponent’s tendencies and strategy can be the pathway to success. Your next play always depends upon your analysis of what the person [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL cancels more games, All-Star Weekend

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NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has called off all games through Dec. 14, plus the 2013 NHL All-Star Weekend scheduled for Jan. 26-27 in Columbus, Ohio. The league made the announcement Friday, the 69th day of the NHL’s lockout of its players. The new cancellations come as little surprise. The two sides had an [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL, union to meet Friday for fourth straight day

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NEW YORK (AP) — The best that can be said about the ongoing NHL labor negotiations is that they are still going, and will continue for at least a fourth straight day. The league and the locked-out players’ association got back together Thursday and accomplished enough over five-plus hours to make plans to meet again [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL labor talks to resume today

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NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiations between the NHL and the locked-out players’ association ended after nearly six hours Wednesday. Just as they did a night earlier, the sides agreed to get right back to the bargaining table. Representatives for the owners and players will resume talks Thursday, marking the third straight day they will meet [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL CBA talks to resume Tuesday

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NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL and the players’ association stuck to their word and made quick plans to get back to the bargaining table. After all-day negotiations Saturday, the sides agreed Monday to resume talks on Tuesday in New York. Both sides said the discussions over the weekend were good, creating some optimism that [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL labor sides make strides, to meet again soon

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NEW YORK (AP) — A secret, long-awaited bargaining session has done some good in the NHL labor fight – so much so that the sides already have plans to get back to the bargaining table soon. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly and players’ association special counsel Steve Fehr met for long stretches Saturday in an [...]

NHL proposes sweeping changes in CBA

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — The negotiation process between owners and players for a new collective bargaining agreement took on a more serious tone when owners presented an initial proposal that calls for players’ share of hockey-related revenue to drop from 57% to 46%. USA TODAY Sports has also confirmed that the league proposed that player [...]

NHL proposes sweeping changes in CBA

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — The negotiation process between owners and players for a new collective bargaining agreement took on a more serious tone when owners presented an initial proposal that calls for players’ share of hockey-related revenue to drop from 57% to 46%. USA TODAY has also confirmed that the league proposed that player [...]

Federal court date for NBA and union

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Derek Fisher, President of the National Basketball Players Association speaks at a press conference after NBA labor negotiations at The Westin Times Square on October 4, 2011 in New York City. (October 3, 2011 – Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Law and Order:NBA action returns to New York [...]