North America’s professional hockey league could resume play in the coming weeks, after owners and the player’s union reached a tentative labor agreement. National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the agreement early Sunday, saying “there is still a lot of work to be done but the basic framework of the deal has been agreed […]
Tentative Deal in North American Hockey Lockout
NBA Cancels Games Through November 30
The commissioner of the National Basketball Association has canceled all NBA games through November 30 in an ongoing dispute between players and club owners over revenues. Commissioner David Stern took action Friday after labor negotiations between players and club owners broke off without a deal to end a nearly four-month-old lockout. Stern also said it […]
US National Football League Players, Owners End Labor Dispute
The National Football League and its players have approved the terms of a deal to end a four-month lockout and ensure the start of the upcoming season. Last week, NFL owners overwhelmingly approved a 10-year collective bargaining agreement that includes a deal on sharing with players an estimated $9.3 billion in annual revenues. It also […]
NFL Owners Approve Deal to End Lockout
National Football League team owners have approved an agreement to end their labor dispute with players that has lasted four months, but the deal is pending player approval. The owners voted 31-0 Thursday during a meeting in Atlanta on a new 10-year collective bargaining agreement that would end the player lockout. The Oakland Raiders abstained […]
NFL Owners Approve Deal to End Lockout
National Football League team owners have approved an agreement to end their labor dispute with players that has lasted four months, but the deal is pending player approval. The owners voted 31-0 Thursday during a meeting in Atlanta on a new 10-year collective bargaining agreement that would end the player lockout. The deal would ensure […]
NFL Owners Approve Deal to End Lockout
National Football League team owners have approved an agreement to end their labor dispute with players that has lasted more than four months. The owners voted 31-0 Thursday during a meeting in Atlanta on a new collective bargaining agreement that would end the player lockout. The deal would ensure the 2011 season will proceed as […]
NBA Imposes Player Lockout, Putting 2011-12 Season in Jeopardy
The National Basketball League has formally locked out its players after they failed to reach an agreement with the owners on a new collective bargaining agreement. The lockout took effect early Friday morning when the previous labor deal expired. NBA owners announced the lockout hours earlier on Thursday, after a three-hour bargaining session in New […]