pThe National Basketball Players Association rejected the league's latest offer in Dikembe Mutombo-esque fashion... swatting it into the third row and then wagging a finger in David Stern's face./p pAfter meeting with union representatives from all 30 teams, union head Billy Hunter and president Derek Fisher filed a a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://basketball.about.com/od/nba-cba-glossary/g/disclaimer-of-interest.htmdisclaimer of interest/a on behalf of the NBPA. The disclaimer essentially has the same effect as the union's decertification would have, but without the need for a 45-day waiting period and special election held by the a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://jobsearch.about.com/od/employmentlaw/g/nlrb.htmNational Labor Relations Board/a. The union ceases to exist as such. It no longer has the power to collectively bargain on behalf of its members, and instead becomes a trade association. And the players gain the ability to file an anti-trust lawsuit against the NBA./p...pa href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://basketball.about.com/b/2011/11/14/players-reject-leagues-offer-disband-union-and-file-lawsuit.htmRead Full Post/a/p

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