1.   But seven dissenting players, fronted by Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing, said they had not been kept abreast of negotiations and initiated the decertification movement.

2.   Payton and the dissenting players say the new agreement was foisted upon them by the union without adequate explanation or player input.

3.   The union, the legally empowered entity to bargain collectively for the players, seems cozier with the owners than the dissenting players.

4.   If the dissenting players accomplish their goal, the union would lose its authority to represent the players.

5.   If the dissenting players accomplish their goal, the union would lose its authority to represent the players and the collective bargaining agreement could be nullified.