Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Update on NFL Lockout 4/24/11
The NFL has reduced salaries of its employees by 12% according to Newsday's Bob Glauber, who added that the slashing of pay would increase if the lockout extends into August.
If the NFL's labor dispute isn't settled before August, the salaries of league officials would be cut as follows: executive vice presidents by 25%, senior vice presidents by 20%, vice presidents by 15%, and other management level employees by between 5-10%.
Huge cuts and furloughs are on there way if the lockout doesn't get settled in the next couple months.
Maybe with all these paycuts, both sides can finally meet at a compromise.
If the NFL's labor dispute isn't settled before August, the salaries of league officials would be cut as follows: executive vice presidents by 25%, senior vice presidents by 20%, vice presidents by 15%, and other management level employees by between 5-10%.
Huge cuts and furloughs are on there way if the lockout doesn't get settled in the next couple months.
Maybe with all these paycuts, both sides can finally meet at a compromise.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
What is Judge Nelson going to do if the mandatory mediation doesn't work?
It was April 6 that Judge Susan Nelson heard from both the NFL and NFLPA before saying she would make a decision in a "couple weeks".
Well, here we sit on April 20 exactly a "couple weeks" later.
There hasn't been an indication that any sort of announcement or decision is coming from the courts. Likely, we won't have much of a heads up if/when she decides something anyway.
Since Nelson's "couple weeks" remarks, she has forced the NFL and NFLPA into mediation and the two sides are entering day four of mediated talks in Minneapolis. Though there's not a lot of optimism that a deal will be reached via mediation, count me as one of the folks that are happy that the two sides are simply sitting at the same table.
Well, here we sit on April 20 exactly a "couple weeks" later.
There hasn't been an indication that any sort of announcement or decision is coming from the courts. Likely, we won't have much of a heads up if/when she decides something anyway.
Since Nelson's "couple weeks" remarks, she has forced the NFL and NFLPA into mediation and the two sides are entering day four of mediated talks in Minneapolis. Though there's not a lot of optimism that a deal will be reached via mediation, count me as one of the folks that are happy that the two sides are simply sitting at the same table.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
NFL Players Take Lockout Fight to Federal Court
The players are sueing the NFL now because they think by having a lockout that their careers will never be the same and that they feel cheated. The NFL Players Association argued Wednesday that a federal judge should issue a preliminary injunction on the owners' lockout without further delay because of the irreparable harm to players.
"Let them go back to work and do what they do, and that's playing the game of football,'' said James Quinn, speaking on behalf of the players, to Judge Susan Richard Nelson. "They only want to be treated fairly.
"The lockout itself is illegal. Over 800 players are unsigned. These players have no jobs. They have nowhere to go.
"Let them go back to work and do what they do, and that's playing the game of football,'' said James Quinn, speaking on behalf of the players, to Judge Susan Richard Nelson. "They only want to be treated fairly.
"The lockout itself is illegal. Over 800 players are unsigned. These players have no jobs. They have nowhere to go.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Lockout could cause Irreparable Harm
NFL owners will pay $177 million on Thursday to complete their contributions to the player benefits program for the 2010 season.
That payment will bring the total amount funded by the 32 teams for 2010 to $245 million. It is a payment the league has made by the end of March each year under its collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Players Association.
The CBA expired on March 11 and the NFLPA dissolved as a union. The league then locked out the players.
Ownership contributions fund player benefits that include the pension plan, group medical insurance, the disability plan, and the "88" program for retired players with dementia or related conditions.
The NFLPA said in a statement that the league was doing no more than fulfilling its contractual obligations.
The players still want more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That payment will bring the total amount funded by the 32 teams for 2010 to $245 million. It is a payment the league has made by the end of March each year under its collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Players Association.
The CBA expired on March 11 and the NFLPA dissolved as a union. The league then locked out the players.
Ownership contributions fund player benefits that include the pension plan, group medical insurance, the disability plan, and the "88" program for retired players with dementia or related conditions.
The NFLPA said in a statement that the league was doing no more than fulfilling its contractual obligations.
The players still want more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, March 25, 2011
And Now the Fans get involved........What's this World Coming To?
As the saying goes (sort of), live by the lawyer, die by the lawyer.
With the NFL and the NFLPA knee deep in a pit of barristers, a Personal Seat License holder in Cleveland has opted to sue the Browns and the other 31 teams for threatening to renege on his right to watch pro football from his rented seat space.
“What tipped the scale for me is the labor issue between millionaires and billionaires and the fact they can’t settle it when the country is in a recession,” Lanci said. “Worse yet, they have to rub this in our faces.”
When Ken Lanci was asked about the disagreement over the 1 billion dollars that the owners and players can't decide over, Ken had a rather smart decision about what to do with that money. I definitely think that it should be considered for at least a second.
“The owners and players can’t decide what to do with an extra billion dollars between them,” Lanci said. “I have the perfect solution. That one billion should go to all cities that gave them money to build football stadiums they couldn’t afford to build. This would give these cities badly needed tax relief.”
With the NFL and the NFLPA knee deep in a pit of barristers, a Personal Seat License holder in Cleveland has opted to sue the Browns and the other 31 teams for threatening to renege on his right to watch pro football from his rented seat space.
“What tipped the scale for me is the labor issue between millionaires and billionaires and the fact they can’t settle it when the country is in a recession,” Lanci said. “Worse yet, they have to rub this in our faces.”
When Ken Lanci was asked about the disagreement over the 1 billion dollars that the owners and players can't decide over, Ken had a rather smart decision about what to do with that money. I definitely think that it should be considered for at least a second.
“The owners and players can’t decide what to do with an extra billion dollars between them,” Lanci said. “I have the perfect solution. That one billion should go to all cities that gave them money to build football stadiums they couldn’t afford to build. This would give these cities badly needed tax relief.”
Saturday, March 19, 2011
**NFL Union Files for Decertification**
Thanks for the comments last week. I agree that this is a shame that two sides can't agree, and greed is the root of all evil. Both sides are wanting more and can't resolve this conflict in a timely fashion. The sides are now 185 million dollars apart, which is a lot closer then the reported 1 billion dollars that they were apart a week ago.
Federal mediation broke off March 11 without an agreement. Owners made an offer that day which the players say represented a "switcheroo," because it included changing salaries to a fixed cost and didn't give players a chance to get a cut of growth if revenues exceed projections in the first four years of a new contract.
That paved the way for 10 players, including MVP quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, to sue the owners in federal court in Minneapolis in a class-action claim.
Who do you think deserves more of the money? The players? or The owners?
What's your opinion about the players wanting to sue the owners?
And is the NFL at risk about having a season next year?
What do you think is going to happen in the next couple weeks?
So.....................on Friday, the union decertified, meaning it declared itself out of the business of representing players. In exchange for giving up their rights under labor law, the players are able to take their chances in court under antitrust law.
Federal mediation broke off March 11 without an agreement. Owners made an offer that day which the players say represented a "switcheroo," because it included changing salaries to a fixed cost and didn't give players a chance to get a cut of growth if revenues exceed projections in the first four years of a new contract.
That paved the way for 10 players, including MVP quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, to sue the owners in federal court in Minneapolis in a class-action claim.
Who do you think deserves more of the money? The players? or The owners?
What's your opinion about the players wanting to sue the owners?
And is the NFL at risk about having a season next year?
What do you think is going to happen in the next couple weeks?
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