20 1 1 negotiation process of NBA labor negotiation.

In March, 2009, david stern, the president of NBA, made his first public statement on the labor agreement which will expire in June, 20 1 1. He said that due to the financial crisis, the NBA and the players' union will adjust the current labor agreement after it expires in two years. He believes that this will not make the NBA enter a "lockout state" again. However, billy hunter, executive director of the players' union, said that the players' union was satisfied with the existing terms and conditions of labor, and they did not want to make any drastic changes to the existing terms and conditions. At the same time, he is also optimistic about the prospect of reaching the terms of the next Labour Party.

While Stern stated that he wanted to adjust the current labor agreement, agent David Falk predicted that the next round of NBA labor negotiations would be "very, very extreme", and even claimed that the employers might take the measures of suspending the league for one or even two years to force the players' union to accept their demands.

On August 5, 2009, the NBA and the players' union held the first negotiation on the new labor agreement in advance, which lasted for three and a half hours, but the two sides did not exchange any opinions. The poor management of some teams caused by the financial crisis is one of the reasons why employers and employees decided to start negotiations ahead of schedule. Stern believes that the focus of attention of both sides is the proportion of players' income in the whole basketball-related income. In this labor agreement from 2005 to 20 1 1, players' income accounted for 57%.

Stern put forward a hard wage ceiling.

In June, 2065438+00, it was reported that david stern would try to push both sides to accept the "hard salary cap" clause after resuming negotiations. The league said the move was to save salaries, and sources said that such a hard salary cap clause may be gradually implemented in the league. In the same month, it was also reported that the employers hoped to significantly reduce the players' salary and the longest contract period in the negotiation of new labor terms, including reducing the BRI of players whose income in the current labor terms does not exceed 57% of basketball-related income to 45%, which means that the average salary of players will be reduced by about 265,438+0%. On February 1 day, Derek Fisher, chairman of the Players' Union and Los Angeles Lakers defender, said that the Players' Union could not accept this request.

20 10 all-star period

During the 20 10 Dallas all-star weekend, the employers and employees met again. Stern said in an interview that the league expects all teams to suffer a total loss of $400 million this season, and under the current labor agreement, the league will suffer hundreds of millions of dollars almost every year. He also said that they had let the players' union know this figure, and hoped that the union could understand the reason why the management put forward harsh conditions in the next labor negotiations.

The players' union submitted a proposal.

20 10 as soon as the free agent market was opened in early July, the players' union submitted a new labor agreement proposal to the negotiating Committee of the league and bosses. It is reported that the players' union hopes to retain the soft salary cap and luxury tax line that can use special cases, and establish a more effective income sharing system. This is quite different from the suggestion put forward by bosses in June+10 in 5438 to cut contracts and set up hard salary caps.

According to reports, the players also suggested relaxing the rules of restricted free agents in this proposal, so that the team does not have to feel great pressure when retaining players, but the report did not involve the details of how to relax.

Players also suggested canceling the basic year compensation (BYC) clause, which was originally used to limit the "loophole-taking" behavior of the team signing too many contracts with players to help complete the transaction, so as to meet the principle of salary balance in the transaction.

Discussion after 20 10 all-star game

In August of 20 10, the employers and employees of NBA held the first discussion meeting since the 20 10 all-star game. It is reported that this meeting has made "constructive" progress in the negotiations between the two sides. The two sides also agreed to hold another meeting before the start of the pre-season training camp for the new season. Including lebron james, Dwyane Wade, carmelo anthony and chris paul, attended the meeting to show that the players attach importance to the negotiation.

20 10 in September, employers and employees held the second dialogue during the offseason, which lasted nearly three hours. Billy Hunt, director of the NBA Players' Union, said after the meeting that he regarded 20 1 1 All-Star as an informal deadline. According to reports, Fisher is optimistic that the labor negotiations will basically reach an agreement during the All-Star period.

20 10- 1 1 season begins.

20 10,10 in June, david stern said that he was considering "reducing the number of teams in the league" as one of the ways to solve the sluggish income situation in the league. Before the Lakers championship ring awarding ceremony, Stern said in an interview that there are still many differences between employers and employees. He also said that labor negotiations will always be the "background music" of the 2010-1season.

Armageddon weapon

On February 20 10, 10, the players' union began to collect the authorization certificates of all NBA players, cancel the authorization de certification and dissolve the players' union, so as to threaten the bosses to reach a new version of the labor agreement with the players' union as soon as possible. This measure, known as the "doomsday weapon", can dissolve the players' union if authorized by the players. Dissolving the trade union will make the players lose all the protection of the trade union. Players can use the anti-monopoly law to sue the bosses of each team and challenge the various salary restrictions and player trading restrictions of the league. If the trade union is not dissolved, they can only sue the boss according to the labor law.

Stern later said that if the players do this, "they will pay a very high price because the total guaranteed contract at the end of this season is $4 billion."

20 1 1 After All-Star

20 1 1 During the Dallas All-Star Game in February, employers and employees had a dialogue, but no substantive opinions were reached. Later, david stern said in an interview that it was time to start formal negotiations on the new labor agreement, and warned employers and employees not to talk nonsense during the negotiation. Stern said that the negotiations between the two sides will reach an agreement before the current agreement expires on June 30, because "everyone knows how important it is for this alliance to reach a new agreement before June 30."

At the end of March, the league submitted the financial data of the 2009- 10 season to the players' union, and the players' union began to review these documents. Financial data is the basis of discussion between the two sides. Bosses think they lost 400 million dollars, but the players' union doesn't think so.

20 1 1 In April, 2008, the NBA cancelled the Las Vegas summer league and summer internship plan of 20 1 1, which was considered as two signs that the NBA was preparing for the lockout.

20 1 1 At the end of April, the league submitted a new proposal to the players' union. At the beginning of May, the players' union expressed its dissatisfaction with the proposal, saying that the proposal had only been slightly revised. On May 24th, the players' union submitted a document to the State Labor Relations Bureau, accusing the bosses of being dishonest and unfair in the negotiation.

Latest negotiation progress

On June 7th, local time 20 1 1, the employers and employees held a five-hour meeting. Stern said that he was optimistic about the negotiations, but said that the two sides had not yet reached any agreement. Stern reiterated that he hoped for a major reform of the wage structure, saying that it was necessary to "make a very significant adjustment to the labor agreement so that bosses can continue to invest and hope to achieve a profit of $5 billion."

On June 8, the two sides continued to negotiate for four hours, but after the negotiations, the players' union said that the requirements of the league had not changed. Fisher, chairman of the players' union, also admitted that the bosses have "directly notified" the players, and if they don't accept these changes, they will face a lockout.

On June 14, david stern and billy hunter held a small meeting, but neither side disclosed any details related to the meeting. It is reported that no team owners and players attended the meeting. ESPN got the news that the team owner still insisted that the players give up the income sharing and suggested signing a hard salary cap contract of 10 years.

/kloc-in June of 0/7, some progress was finally made in the labor negotiations of the alliance. NBA bosses no longer insist on implementing unsecured contracts, but players warn that this is not enough because they still demand hard salary caps. At the same time, it is also reported that, as expected, the league has informed the players that this year's Las Vegas Summer League will be cancelled.

On June 2 1, both employers and employees submitted a proposal during the three-hour talks, and they were cautiously optimistic about the negotiation prospects. During the meeting, the players' union first submitted a proposal. They hope to maintain the current soft salary cap system, but agree to reduce the total salary of players by 500 million dollars-by 654.38 billion dollars every year for the next five years. The management later put forward a counter-proposal, hoping to sign a 10 year agreement instead of a five-year agreement proposed by the players. They suggested adopting a "flexible salary cap" system, allowing players to pay a total salary of at least $2 billion per season. The league has also made some concessions on the salary exception, saying that in their new proposal, it will continue to retain the Byrd clause and the middle class exception, although they have not yet determined the maximum salary of the team. But the players' union believes that this is still a hard salary cap.

On June 23rd, the players' union issued a very tough statement. Billy hunter said that the team owner tried to destroy the players' league. Derek fisher also said that they would not accept a bad agreement to avoid the lockout. NBA spokesman Mike Bass said: "Lockout is something we have been trying to avoid. There are many ways to make players get fair treatment. We are very disappointed to hear the regrettable remarks of the trade union representatives. " To the players' anger, david stern said that the players' income of $500 million had not been reduced enough, and before telling the players, he told the media that he wanted to set a "flexible" salary cap of $62 million.

On June 24th, there was no progress in labor negotiations. The player and the boss met for four hours today. They agreed to meet again on June 29th or 30th local time. About 50 players took part in the negotiation. They all wore the same gray T-shirts with the word "STAND" printed on their chests, and expressed their tough stance to the league-insisting on the proposal of the players' union to cut 500 million US dollars in five years.

On June 28th, members of the NBA board of directors met in Dallas and heard a report on labor negotiations from Peter Holt, chairman of the Labor Relations Committee and owner of Spurs. According to local media in San Antonio, they got a very bad news from an NBA team general manager who is familiar with league strategy: if it stops, the deadlock will be more difficult to break. Once the league announces the lockout, they will ask the players to accept a $45 million hard salary cap, cancel the guarantee contract, and ask the players to reduce their salary by 33%. Their previous concessions-including a flexible hard salary cap of $62 million and a guaranteed annual salary of $2 billion-will not be discussed.

On June 30th, after two and a half hours of negotiations in new york, the two sides formally confirmed that no agreement could be reached. The NBA league will be officially suspended at 0: 00 am EST on July 1 Sunday.