Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 3, 2022
MLB, union negotiators try to figure out next step in labor talks
Major League Baseball Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem, left, and Commissioner Rob Manfred, right, talk after Monday’s negotiation session with the players’ union.NEW YORK — Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem and chief union negotiator Bruce Meyer planned to meet Thursday to determine the next step in the stalled talks to reach a deal that would end Major League Baseball’s lockout.
Negotiations broke off Tuesday after the ninth straight day of meetings in Jupiter, Florida, and baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that opening day and the first two series for each team this season had been canceled. He said there would be insufficient training time for the March 31 openers.