(Toronto) Three Canadian Football League teams canceled the start of their training camp on Sunday after the league and the Players’ Association were unable to agree on the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement. .
Posted at 10:03 a.m.
The Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts all canceled practices on Sunday as a curtain raiser to camps in the CFL. Other teams could follow.
The Ambrosie Circuit and players’ union broke off talks to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement on Saturday.
The last agreement, concluded in 2019 and amended last year in order to allow the CFL to present a shortened season of 14 games, expired at midnight Saturday.
The AJLCF had invited players from seven of the nine CFL teams to participate in the walkout at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time.
Under Alberta labor laws, players from the Edmonton Elks and Calgary Stampeders will report to their respective camps, putting them in a position to legally strike later this month.
The only strike in CFL history had occurred in 1974. The issues, however, had been settled before the start of the campaign that year.
It is unclear when the two sides will return to the negotiating table.