The National Hockey League has filed an amicus brief to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the NFL in its dispute with the NFL players assocation. In the brief, the NHL states that all American professional sports leagues will be impacted by the ruling in the NFL's labor dispute and that a union decertifying should not be a valid negotiating tactic. The NFL players decertified as a union before the owners locked them out on March 11. An amicus brief is issued by an outside party willing to submit information to assist the court in making a ruling. The NHL states in the brief that, "The NHL has a direct interest in ensuring that the determination of terms and conditions of employment for NHL players is the product of a bona fide labor process rather than the "lever" of potential antitrust liability." Source: Pro Football Weekly
basically they are saying please rule for the owners so that when our new CBA or whatever it is in the NHL comes around the players cant do this to them
Well he's right, the NBA's union is already planning on decertifying so this could have a pretty big impact on the other leagues.
Well not for nothing, but Hockey hasn't fully recovered from the lockout. That right there should be more ammo for the players.
