Without agreement on those two issues, the board will be left with little choice but to set a strike date.

With a strike date looming, the big money issues are on the table now.

During the telephone meeting, the board is expected to set a strike date.

And less than 11 days before the strike date set by the players.

The union responded by moving up the strike date from May 30 to today.

Without an agreement, the board is prepared to set a strike date.

Earlier, people close to the union mentioned early August as a possible time for a strike date.

The move gives the union's president the authority to set a strike date.

That was the day the union's executive board did not set a strike date.

The board is expected to vote on a strike date early next month.