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The National Hockey League is claiming unfair labor practice by the Players’ Association. The league has filed a complaint against the union with the National Labor Relations Board, as well as a class action complaint …
15 Dec 12
The NHL and the Players’ Association met with federal mediators for a little over six hours on Wednesday without making any progress in the ongoing labor dispute. The session was overseen by federal mediator Scot …
13 Dec 12
Federal mediators will rejoin the NHL labor negotiations when talks resume on Wednesday at an undisclosed location. NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said the session will not be held in New York City like previous …
12 Dec 12
The NHL has cancelled more regular season games due to the ongoing labor stalemate between owners and players. Games through December 30th have been called off. The lockout has now forced the cancellation of 526 …
11 Dec 12
The ongoing NHL labor negotiations are expected to continue this week. Talks between NHL owners and players broke down last Thursday, but NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Sunday the sides were in communication about …
10 Dec 12
The NHL has rejected the latest offer from the Players’ Association and talks between the two sides have now been suspended indefinitely. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says Players’ Association turned down the latest offer on …
07 Dec 12
NHL labor talks continued Wednesday as the two sides met off and on throughout the day for more than eight hours. The sides have now met for more than 16 hours in the last two …
06 Dec 12
Meetings between NHL owners and players on Tuesday produced optimism that an abbreviated season could be saved. A total of 18 current players attended the day’s meetings after being invited by the NHL Players Association. …
05 Dec 12
The warm, dry weather of the past week gave farmers their best opportunity yet for fieldwork this season. Around 5 days were suitable for fieldwork last week in Minnesota. That let corn planting advance by …
