At the end of the NBA 2010-2011 season was the labor dispute between the NBA team owners represented by David Stern and the National Basketball Players Union, lead by Billy Hunter and Derrick Fisher. The two side were not in agreement with several issues listed in the collective bargaining agreement and the owners wanted to take this opportunity and revise the union-management agreement that was in place.
Until a new agreement was reached, the NBA owners locked the players out of the corporate location and pervented players from working. A complete stoppage until a new agreement could be reached. At issue was the revenue share of the NBA revenue from TV, cable rights and merchandise. This was a complete interruption of employer's service and employee revenue.
Due to unfavorable negotiations on both sides, the players filed antitrust action against owners and were at the brink of disbanding the union. As both sides continue to negotiate to no avail, there was the potential of the 2011-2012 season being cancelled. Players agents negotiated contracts to play in other countries giving the players the options to return to the NBA once a tentative deal was reached and the new CBA was ratified.
Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
The CBA is a agreement between employers and employees regulating work conditions. In the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement includes, but is not limited to basketball related income shared percentage, length of time or expiration date between the current and new agreement, minimum team salary and free agents and restricted free agency. There are winners and lossers in each of the cases, none the less the NBA as a league is the clear winner. Both sides are allowed to share in the fruits and labor of the long and gruley process of improving the terms of the CBA so that it will benefit all parties.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/14/nba-lockout-players-reject-offer-disband-union-antitrust_n_1092994.html
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/sam_amick/10/29/nba-labor-proposals/index.html
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