Mediation is returning to the labor fight between the NFL owners and players. Reps from each side with meet with U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan in MInneapolis for further negotiations although no one expects any progress to result from it.
NFL Lockout: Mediation Between Players, Owners Resumes
Previously, I was begging each side to return to mediation because, simply, I figured sitting down and talking is better than not sitting down and talking. But now it’s clear each side is waiting on the ruling from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
If the court rules in favor of the players, the lockout coud be lifted and things like free agency could return to the game. The opening of the league year would also constitute a win for the fans. If the court rules in favor of the owners, the lockout could remain in place and we don’t know what it would be lifted. That uncertainty wouldn’t be the healthiest thing for the sport as the owners could potentially wait the players out into September as they begin to miss checks.
Lots of different things can happen but, as a fan, I want to see the lockout lifted as soon as possible. An actual collective bargaining agreement is the true best case scenario but, absent that, the courts ordering the lockout to end is what I want to see.
So mediation resumes but unfortunately neither side can be taking it too seriously with the Eighth Circuit’s looming over them.
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