Posted: February 18, 2011 - 12:17am
By Barry WilnerAssociated Press
NEW YORK - The NFL and its players' union agreed Thursday to mediation in their labor dispute, two weeks before the collective bargaining
agreement expires.
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, an independent U.S. government agency, will oversee negotiations in Washington beginning today.
After holding separate discussions with representatives from the league and the union, FMCS director George H. Cohen said both sides agreed to have the agency get involved in the stalled talks