Posted by desktopfull on 9/18/10 1:01am
Msg #353087
NFL teams ousting the players union
One group has finally figured out that unions aren't helping them at all. Indianapolis Colts vote unanimously to decertify NFL player union.
Updated: September 17, 2010, 7:05 PM ET
Colts OK decertification of NFLPA
Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS -- Players for four NFL teams have already taken a key step in their looming fight with the league over pay -- a fight that may include a lockout next year.
Carl Francis, a spokesman for the NFL Players Association, confirmed in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Friday that Indianapolis, Dallas, New Orleans and Philadelphia have all voted unanimously to decertify the union. He said union leaders were still collecting voting cards from other teams.
Decertification would strip the union of its collective bargaining rights on behalf of the players, so the move might seem counter-intuitive. But since antitrust laws exempt NFL owners from being sued by unions that are negotiating CBAs, decertification would in essence eliminate the union and allow players to sue the NFL in the event of a lockout -- giving them potential leverage in their dispute with the owners.
Colts center Jeff Saturday said the Indy vote took place Wednesday and that he expects the other 31 teams to do the same thing -- unanimously.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5584667
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