Both the league and union spent time meeting independently with U.S. federal mediator Scot Beckenbaugh and were scheduled to gather together with him again on Friday morning .
U.S. federal mediator Scot Beckenbaugh rejoined talks this week .
Both the league and union spent time meeting independently with U.S. federal mediator Scot Beckenbaugh , who rejoined talks this week , and were scheduled to gather together with him again on Friday morning .