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From: "Scott Kaplan" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: Zach Parise Inks a Deal with the Devil(s)


> The problem is, the players won't be on strike. The owners will lock out
the players without a CBA in place. That is a major difference. Management
can send a young player down to the minors, so that he will get some playing
time and experience, even while the big club is shut down. None of the
players would be referred to as "scabs" in that situation, since there'd be
no picket line to cross.


Based upon the research I did in regard to baseball's labor problems, there
is no distinction between a strike and a lockout in this regard.  When
management institutes a lockout, they do so against the bargaining unit, not
against a particular subset thereof.

J. Michael Neal