by the recent economic recession, the four major U.S. professional sports leagues have varying degrees of shrinkage phenomenon , which expires this year, the NFL collective bargaining agreement and the
NBA ( American Basketball League ) in the new agreement negotiations between employers and employees for their own best interests and refused to give .
11日, NFL deadline for the current labor agreement has to be both sides failed to reach a consensus on the new agreement , the league had to shut down . During this closure , the staff of the league to pay at least 12% , while the president Goodell voluntary $ 1 salary.
NBA 's current collective bargaining agreement will expire on June 30 , is currently still on the new agreement between employers and employees for difficult negotiations. Given the two sides on many of the provisions divergence , each unwilling to give up their own interests , which may be the next step of the NBA season, the NFL followed the emergence of downtime situation.
NFL players union licenses have been recovered two days ago and announced the dissolution , while rugby players have sued the NFL . U.S. District Judge Paxierci is likely to take over the case , but when he can take over the case yet on a regular basis . Currently , the Court has not been on the case to determine the hearing date .
Although the players have gone their own unions ,
Deion Sanders, but they can still use their own lawyers and the employers to re-open negotiations and mediation .
NFL 's chief negotiator Jeff Pache firmly said: