NEW YORK, July 30 (UPI) -- Collective bargaining continued for the fifth consecutive business day Tuesday as the players association reiterated that no strike date has been set yet, despite a number of speculative published reports.
"It's safe to say all kinds of dates have been discussed -- the pros and cons -- but none has been been decided -- not Aug. 16, not Sept. 16, not Oct. 16," said Michael Weiner, associate general counsel for the union.
"No executive board meeting has been set to even determine the issue. It may be, though, that Don (Fehr) will decide to set up a conference call for the board in the next couple of days."
Fehr, the union's executive director, is in the midst of meeting with representatives of each team to gauge the mood for setting a strike date. He met Tuesday with the Houston Astros.
Fehr sat in on a portion of the split 2 1/2-hour sessions Monday during which the union made a proposal on improving the benefit package for the players -- health care, pension and disability coverage -- and the sides had continued discussion on revenue sharing.
