The CFL PlayersB次元官网网址� Association has informed players on four CFL teams not to report to camp if a new collective bargaining agreement isnB次元官网网址檛 reached by May 18.
Union executive director Brian Ramsay said in conference calls that players with the B.C. Lions, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouettes wonB次元官网网址檛 report to the start of training camp without a new agreement.
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Ramsay added players with the two Alberta teams (Calgay and Edmonton) and three Ontario franchises (Toronto, Ottawa and Hamilton) have been advised to report to comply with labour laws in those provinces.
However, Ramsay said those players would be in a legal strike position by May 23 and could join to make it a league-wide work stoppage at that time.
Ramsay reiterated the unionB次元官网网址檚 overwhelming preference is to reach an agreement with the league and prevent any work stoppage.
The CFL and its players ended three days of talks Wednesday, after which Ramsay said the two sides arenB次元官网网址檛 B次元官网网址漬ecessarily where we need to be right now,B次元官网网址� with the current agreement set to expire May 18.
Training camps are scheduled to open May 19.
The Canadian Press
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