DECISION MIGHT BE DELAYED.Byline: - Billy Witz Stalled talks between the NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga and its players' union over a new labor agreement may mean a delay of game for Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . The NFL, citing a lack of progress in its negotiations, notified all clubs Monday it is postponing a Sept. 14-15 owners' meeting in Atlanta - the latest in a series of meetings this summer to discuss the collective bargaining agreement The contractual agreement between an employer and a Labor Union that governs wages, hours, and working conditions for employees and which can be enforced against both the employer and the union for failure to comply with its terms. and revenue sharing revenue sharing Funding arrangement in which one government unit grants a portion of its tax income to another government unit. For example, provinces or states may share revenue with local governments, or national governments may share revenue with provinces or states. - until Oct. 6. The postponement leaves the NFL less than three weeks until its regularly scheduled fall meeting, Oct. 25-27, when it had hoped to choose between the Coliseum and Anaheim as the site for its return to Los Angeles. ``Whether we have an extended CBA See Capital Builder Account. could impact the timing of the decision (on Los Angeles),'' NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said. Coliseum general manager Pat Lynch said he and his staff are focusing on resolving several outstanding issues in their negotiations with the NFL. ``We're still shooting for (late) October,'' Lynch said. NFL executives will be in Los Angeles next week to meet with officials from the Coliseum and Anaheim - the two sites they are currently considering - and also to attend a promotional kickoff concert at the Coliseum on Sept. 8. |
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