The Professional Lacrosse Players’ Association and the National Lacrosse League came to terms on an agreement Saturday to end a labour dispute that saw the league cancel the first two weekends of the 2018-19 season. The PLPA tweeted that a majority of its members voted to ratify a tentatively approved deal reached by the union and the NLL. “This new agreement sets the players in a great position for success as partners in a league and a sport whose best days are ahead,” said PLPA president Peter Schmitz. “This agreement has created a clear path for incremental growth, not just for the players and the existing clubs, but for the sport of lacrosse as well. Labour uncertainty began in January when the PLPA exercised a five-year opt-out clause in the seven-year collective bargaining agreement between the union and the league signed in 2013.

Source: National Post November 24, 2018 22:41 UTC