Cba?

[Aphex]

Could someone please explain to me exactly what is happening in regards to the CBA? I just want a basic understanding of what is going on right now.

[Moderator 2]

[url="http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/13/making-sense-of-the-financial-divide-between-the-two-sides/"]PFT Article spells it out[/url]

[url="http://www.baltimoreravens.com/News/Articles/2011/03/Press_Release_-_NFL_Lockout_and_Decertification.aspx"]Article here[/url]

[url="http://www.baltimoreravens.com/News/Articles/2011/03/Press_Release_-_Summary_Of_NFLs_Final_Proposal_To_Union.aspx"]Summary of what the NFL Offered[/url]

A lockout is the "withholding of employment by an employer from its employees for the purpose of either resisting their demands or gaining a concession from them." In other words, a lockout is when an employer refuses to let workers work, and therefore get paid, as a form of leverage. A lockout is prohibited if it is motivated primarily as an attempt to discourage union membership or interfere with employees' organizational rights. Lockouts can occur before or after a bargaining impasse has been reached.