The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), an independent U.S. government agency whose mission is to preserve and promote labor-management peace, will mediate negotiations.
The collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the players expires on March 4, and last week talks broke down. On Monday, club owners filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the players' union.
"I have had separate, informal discussions with the key representatives of the National Football League and the National Football League Players Association during the course of their negotiations for a successor collective bargaining agreement," FMCS director George H. Cohen said in a statement.
"At the invitation of the FMCS, and with the agreement of both parties, the ongoing negotiations will now be conducted under my auspices in Washington, D.C., commencing Friday."
Despite a successful season with television ratings that allowed broadcasters to command $3 million for a 30-second Super Bowl commercial, NFL owners insist their profit margins are being squeezed and want to modify distribution of annual revenues of $9 billion.
Besides wages, there are disputes over drug testing, a rookie wage scale, health and pension benefits and plans to increase the regular season from 16 to 18 games.
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