Mr. Laz
02-17-2011, 05:05 PM
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The NFL and NFLPA have agreed to seven straight days of negotiations, according to a league source.
NFL and NFLPA agree to mediation (http://nfllabor.com/2011/02/17/nfl-and-nflpa-agree-to-mediation/)
Statement by FMCS Director George H. Cohen on NFL Labor Talks
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Director George H. Cohen issued the following statement today on the ongoing labor negotiations between the National Football League and the National Football League Players Association:
“I have had separate, informal discussions with the key representatives of the National Football League and the National Football League Players Association during the course of their negotiations for a successor collective bargaining agreement. At the invitation of the FMCS, and with the agreement of both parties, the ongoing negotiations will now be conducted under my auspices in Washington, D.C. commencing Friday, February 18.”
“Due to the extreme sensitivity of these negotiations and consistent with the FMCS’s long-standing practice, the Agency will refrain from any public comment concerning the future schedule and/or the status of those negotiations until further notice.”
The NFL and NFLPA have agreed to seven straight days of negotiations, according to a league source.
NFL and NFLPA agree to mediation (http://nfllabor.com/2011/02/17/nfl-and-nflpa-agree-to-mediation/)
Statement by FMCS Director George H. Cohen on NFL Labor Talks
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Director George H. Cohen issued the following statement today on the ongoing labor negotiations between the National Football League and the National Football League Players Association:
“I have had separate, informal discussions with the key representatives of the National Football League and the National Football League Players Association during the course of their negotiations for a successor collective bargaining agreement. At the invitation of the FMCS, and with the agreement of both parties, the ongoing negotiations will now be conducted under my auspices in Washington, D.C. commencing Friday, February 18.”
“Due to the extreme sensitivity of these negotiations and consistent with the FMCS’s long-standing practice, the Agency will refrain from any public comment concerning the future schedule and/or the status of those negotiations until further notice.”