Wednesday, April 15, 2009

NBA Might Need New Collective Bargaining Agreement


The Sports Business Journal reported this week that despite a collective bargaining agreement between NBA players and owners that runs through the end of the 2010-2011 season, a new agreement will likely have to be agreed upon.

Because of the poor economic climate and the expected low business numbers league-wide, a new agreement seems forthcoming. But, collective bargaining agreements, like most normal union labor contracts, rarely are easy to negotiate or agree upon for that matter. On the contrary, they are often difficult to hammer out, and in this economic climate there is little chance players, looking for as many incentives as possible, and owners, looking to save as much as possible, will see eye to eye on anything.

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