Anticipating a possible antitrust suit, the NHL is bringing its labor fight against players to federal court.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Anticipating a possible antitrust suit, the NHL is bringing its labor fight against players to federal court.
The league has announced it has filed a class action suit in U.S. District Court in New York, seeking to establish that its now 90-day lockout is legal.
In a separate move, the NHL filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board, claiming the players' association has bargained in bad faith.
The moves come after the sides held a bargaining conference call, following two days of talks that included federal mediators produced no apparent progress.
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