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The unbounded discrepancy of the NHL and NHL Players’ Association is now referred for mediation, with hopes of resolving the labor dispute after all. As the negotiations between the two parties ware off, once again, delaying any workably possible new collective bargaining agreement, the sides have agreed to allow U.S. federal mediators into the process. Same technique was previously tried but failed on multiple occasions prior to the cancellation of the 2004-05 seasons.
The Deputy Commissioner of NHL, Bill Daly, announced on Monday that “while we have no particular level of expectation going into this process, we welcome a new approach in trying to reach a resolution of the ongoing labour dispute at the earliest possible date.” This mediation is called on with the non-binding contract, asserting that neither of the parties will be obligated to agree on the suggestions or recommendations.
Deputy Director, Scot L. Beckenbaugh, Director of Mediation Services, John Sweeney, and Commissioner, Guy Serota, are all assigned to this high priority case, according to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Beckenbaugh was also the head of the agency at the time of previous NHL labor dispute, which also ended up inviting mediators in the negotiations, but still had to be cancelled later in February 2005.
The NHL and NHLPA have not held any meeting since last week. George H. Cohen, director of the FMCS, asserted that neither he nor his organization has anything to say about the negotiations “until further notice.” The lockout is now in its 11th week and has forced the NHL to cancel all games through Dec. 15.
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