New York, both sides met again 8.5 hours later still not able to reach agreement. In this round of bargaining among employers for the employees reported the highest up to 51% of basketball-related revenue-sharing proposal, but the workers still refused, and if you wait until the United States time next Wednesday workers still can not accept this proposal, then the owners The offer will become 47%, and have flexibility with the salary cap.
“We want to give employees sufficient time to consider the employers’ latest proposal and I hope they can accept,” David – Stern said he refused this as an ultimatum, but said the owners are ready to reach an agreement.
But the players do not seem to intend to change their minds. “For us fans, the arena of our workers, waiters, today is a sad day, very depressed, sad day,” union main Xidelike – Fisher said, “say unequivocally that the tonight we are negotiating with a great sincerity, and hope to reach an agreement, why can not reach an agreement for, we are also very confused. ”
Federal mediator George – Cohen participated in the negotiations, he and the labor and capital, respectively, had met, Stern said Cohen on the BRI and the salary cap system is divided into six recommendations made by employers to accept the first five, and hope to Write this number on Sunday in which a formal agreement, but Stern said the players’ union lawyer Jeffrey – Kessler rejected these proposals.
“Mr. Kessler rejected the mediator’s proposal, rejected our proposal, I think I say do not lose the fair,” Stern said, “but the opportunity is always there, we hope that the unions are now on the table to accept the proposal. ”
In negotiations with employers in the 50-50 did not insist, but made a 49% -51% of the float into recommendations, but Fisher did not buy it. “We simply can not possibly be the proportion of 51%, so this is not a floating of the terms.”
In the old labor agreement, players can be divided into 57% of BRI, and in the negotiation of new collective bargaining agreement among the players adhere to the bottom line is 52.5%. In today’s negotiations between employers and employees before the first boss who had an internal meeting, Stern said he believed that bosses will support the new agreement, but he did not consider whether a player will accept.
“I guess the possibility of not doing, or like that sort of thing and we hope the players can play the game, we also want to have a season,” Stern said, “We also hope to make the terms of the agreement to promote reached, to preserve more of the game. ”