grupa negocjatorów

"I give Vincent credit for one thing," a member of the players' negotiating committee said.

"I can't see the negotiating committee being in a position to even go near what they offered," he added.

The owners' negotiating committee met here today and completed work on a new proposal it will present Wednesday.

Selig spoke to members of the players' negotiating committee last Wednesday.

Last month, members of the players' negotiating committee said the union was prepared to strike to win concessions from the league.

There seemed to be a chance that full negotiating committees would meet beginning tomorrow.

Selig and a 12-member negotiating committee, not the executive council, set labor policy.

An agreement would not be voted on by the union's general body until the players' negotiating committee approved the deal.

But another important negotiating committee has not started work.

The 19-member negotiating committee, which must approve the proposal before it goes to a full union vote, also shot down the offer.