#labor talks

Topic / Subject A viral claim says the WNBA season may be canceled after the March 10 CBA deadline passed without a new deal, but the confirmed reporting does not go that far. TL;DR The deadline miss is real, but the cancellation claim jumps ahead of the facts. Reuters and AP say talks are still active, with revenue sharing and housing still unresolved, and the clearest current risk is delay…

U.S. Ports Near Gridlock on Stalled Contract Talks

Large ships with cargo at some of the biggest U.S. West Coast ports have slowed to a near standstill. Contract talks with dockworkers’ union remain tense.

However, Union officials have denied staging of slowdowns, blaming some of the decisions by management, such as cutting back on night shift workers were responsible for the gridlock.

The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) said that five of the…

Ken Berger has been fantastic during these lockout shenanigans. 

His tweets save me from insanity during the meetings.

120th day of the lockout

According to Stern: "no guarantees we're going to get a deal done Friday, but we're going to give it one heck of a shot..." So a 82 game season might still be possible.

But really though, a 50/50 BRI split ain't that bad. The 2.5% that the NBPA is arguing over is approximately 100 mill, but they're gonna lose wayy more if they cut games..think, people.