From the Baltimore Sun:
Players' Association rejects league's last collective bargaining agreement proposal
The Associated Press
12:37 PM EDT, October 16, 2007
NEW YORK - The National Lacrosse League canceled its 2008 season after failing to reach a labor agreement with the union.
The executive committee of the Professional Lacrosse Players' Association rejected the last collective bargaining agreement proposal, the NLL said today.
"The plan is to take the season off and try to get with the union and negotiate a deal that works for both parties and get back playing in '09," NLL commissioner Jim Jennings said.
The 14-team league was scheduled to open the season Dec. 27.
"It's devastating," Jennings said. "We're in a position right now where we're just starting to build momentum with our fan base, our teams, with television and sponsors over the last four, five years. We're not the NHL, not the NBA. This is going to cause a lot of pain to a lot of people."
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