And such players could be in real financial trouble should a lockout ensue from the current labor talks.

Rozelle said Saturday that he had no plans to get involved in the labor talks.

A few reportedly threatened to walk out of the labor talks.

During labor talks, they often hold out the prospect of growth as a carrot to unions.

It has one round of labor talks to complete - with ground workers who rejected an earlier contract.

American rejected the proposal as naive, but the pilots say it will probably come up again next year when their labor talks begin.

The Mayor's decision to give up that demand has important implications for crucial labor talks in the coming months.

For now, the most pressing concern in the labor talks is the city's finances.

In many respects, the current strike is a dress rehearsal for the 1993 labor talks.

The board's decision came against the backdrop of deteriorating labor talks.