new deep drilling permit in the gulf of mexico since the b.p. oil spill. it was started last year but plugged after the deep horizon disaster. they re not going up there anymore. russian rocket now. the players union and team owners are locked in a heated labor dispute over compensation that could result in a lockout starting thursday. in a new twist, the afl-cio is encouraging the players to decertify their players union and drop their membership in the organization in order to get a better deal! if dropping union membership actually helps nfl players, why wouldn t it help workers in other industries? stu varney has more of this is in the money than in the principles. it does seem a little disingenuous, belong to the union. it doesn t work for us here. don t belong to the union. we ve been hearing forever that collective bargaining is a fundamental human right and that s what we re fighting for. when it comes to the nfl players