CFL STRIKE AVERTED. AGAIN.

Labour peace between the CFL and its players’ association held together after reports that a tentative collective bargaining agreement between the two sides had fallen apart.

Several media outlets reported on Saturday that the CFLPA and CFL had to have a conference call to iron out a misunderstanding in the memorandum of agreement that had been agreed to on Wednesday.

Statements by the CFLPA and the CFL issued late Saturday evening confirmed that there had been a discrepancy between the two sides but that it had been worked out.

“The language in the (memorandum of agreement) is now agreed upon and is exactly what we communicated to you earlier,” said the CFLPA’s statement to the players. “We are now prepared to sign and move forward with our unanimous endorsement for the tentative collective agreement.”

Meanwhile the CFL issued the following statement at 9:52 pm MT: “The CFL and the CFLPA have agreed to a Memorandum of Agreement which contains the terms of a new collective agreement. This Agreement is subject to ratification by the players and the League’s Board of Governors.”

CFL training camps were set to open on Sunday.