It's not in the cards, ... to do an agreement that does not contain some sort of competitive balance [i.e., luxury] tax.
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We are early in the game, ... But, from our prospective, the most important issue in the negotiations was competitive balance. We believe we have seen a significant improvement just this year.
If you compress payroll, lessen payroll disparity, have a little restraint at the top, give more at the bottom.
We are awaiting a formal response from the union. We expect that in the very near future.
In all candor, I think the agreement has probably been showing positive trends sooner than we might have expected. It looks like it's working.
For us to make a deal, there has to be a luxury tax in it.
The tax mechanism in the last basic agreement would not be acceptable to us this time around.
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