When they fail to reach agreement on those matters, the clubs will declare an impasse in those talks and unilaterally implement the new rules.

On December 23, with negotiations at a standstill, the owners unilaterally implemented a salary cap.

Far better to have it implemented unilaterally.

"Management basically implemented unilaterally what they had been trying to force the unions to accept in 1995."

Major league baseball, failing to negotiate a cap with its union, unilaterally implemented it last month.

There has been debate as to whether one single nation could unilaterally implement a financial transaction tax.

If the owners' first step is to declare an impasse and unilaterally implement new terms and conditions, it will not come without legal risk.

Last Friday, ABC unilaterally implemented terms of a new contract that affected union members, including engineers who work in the news division.

Under terms of the bill, if the owners unilaterally implemented new work rules, the players could challenge them in court.

"Since we're not prepared to unilaterally implement it, it's on the back burner for now."