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discostu said:It's still much easier said than done.
I understand the owners need for it, but in reality, if negotiations continue at a decent pace, an owner retreat back to linkage right away would be a very difficult maneuver to pull, without accusations of negotiating in bad faith to be thrown out. That hurts with public relations, and with trying to continue to faction the union, let alone any attempt at declare an impasse.
If things hit a road-block over the summer, then they can retreat back to linkage, claiming the damage incurred by the lockout has changed the reality. Making that claim at this stage is a very dangerous maneuver in this negotiation game.
I'm not so sure about that Disco. When a major element of uncertainty is added to the equation by the loss of the season, then owners are well within their rights to put linkage back on the table without it being bad faith bargaining.