Major League Soccer is proposing no more pay cuts to its players for the 2021 season but in exchange is asking for a two-year extension of its collective bargaining agreement.
With the calendar turned to December, the Jan. 1 target date is no longer realistic to open the 2020-21 season. Instead, the NHL has proposed a mid-January start to the season, according to a report from TSN’s Frank Seravalli.
There was hope that there would be some concrete details about the upcoming NHL season, but negotiations on a return have hit a snag during the week. The players are reportedly “blindsided” by a request from the NHL owners to change the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.
The biggest uncertainty in completing the NHL season remains COVID-19, but after the NHL and NHLPA's most collaborative labor efforts in decades, it would be a just reward if they can award the Stanley Cup.
The NHL and NHL Players’ Association have agreed on protocols to resume the season but are still negotiating an extension of the collective bargaining agreement.
Late Tuesday night, the Major League Soccer Players Association approved the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, paving the way for a return in summer 2020.
We woke up this morning to the news we have been waiting for since March, THE LOCKOUT IS OVER (at least in principle). This morning the NFLPA executive committee voted to accept the labor settlement with the NFL.