Pash was the chief labor negotiator during the collective bargaining agreement talks.

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The National Football League s two decades of labor peace is threatened, with its collective bargaining agreement set to expire after the 2007 season.

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It will likely argue that the collective bargaining agreement preempts the filing of concussion lawsuits under federal labor law, because the issue of medical care of players is not subject to litigation.

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