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Old 03-13-2011, 08:54 AM   #303
Flames in 07
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Originally Posted by Bobblehead View Post
They are no longer a union; they are now considered a professional association.

And with the owners acting in concert to lock out a bunch of contractors with independent contracts the owners are now violating anti-trust statutes; or that is the argument. It has been done before.

This is all part a game they are playing. Between filings and appeals, it may be months before they sit down together again.
So basically players are allowed to strike. But the owners can't lock them out? Doesn't seem fair to me.
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