Deadline is approaching, both sides decided to meet again, for the ultimate negotiations to save the 2011-12 season. According to multiple league sources said the message, both parties will be from November 9, two in the afternoon start negotiations again, this is the result of labor strive, but CBS Sports reporter Ken – Berg said, it will be a mini-talks, both sides are only five or six people to participate in it, because the negotiations are temporary decision, so many people are rushed to New York by air venue for negotiations.
Ended at 21:00 on November 9th, the labor negotiations have been carried out over eight hours, is still continuing.
The players union yesterday held an internal meeting in New York, the league’s 30 teams, 29 teams were represented at the end of the meeting, the union executive director Billy – Hunter and the main Xidelike – Fisher refused to accept the employers have expressed Now the proposal, employers can agree to labor’s basketball-related income is divided into 55 proposals, but only if employers have to make concessions in the system. As Union President David – Stern in the last ultimatum issued after talks broke down, so workers in the United States eager to 5 pm Wednesday deadline comes the rain once again the ultimate employer negotiations.
Now the workers refused to accept the employer’s proposal, which means that if the employers refuse to make concessions in the system, then this is bound to fruitless negotiations, the employers made worse after the proposal, more games may be canceled . However, Yahoo! sports experts Adrian – Pawlowski said Werner, David – Stern is making active efforts, he may present proposals for employers associated with the system, some minor aspects of change, fight with the workers reached by the new agreement, thus ending shut down.
“Stern proposed system may be on the employers of some of the subtle, does not affect the overall aspects of adjustment, which will be recognized by employers,” said one insider, “I do not think Stern is a problem. ”
“That would be extremely subtle changes,” said a league executive said.
Employers may make very small concessions, the problem is that they do it will make labor concessions satisfied, making the new agreement is reached. 50-50 players to accept the proposal, which means they gave up BRI is divided into seven percentage points a year is about $ 375 million. However, employers are still hardliners threaten reported worse proposal, if that ,2011-12 season and most likely not be maintained.
Of course, if Stern’s efforts, if effective, employers in the system has made small concessions to allow the workers satisfied, has been going on over one hundred and thirty days of downtime may really will end.