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Agents say they have NFLPA's back in labor standoff | Philadelphia
Inquirer ...
Philadelphia Inquirer
In a rare show of unified purpose, four of the league's most powerful
agents told reporters that they are behind the NFLPA and that players are
ready for an extended lockout, even one that lasts the entire season. "As
soon as De Smith got this job, ...
<http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/116971233.html>
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Judge could favor NFLPA in TV money dispute
SportingNews.com
As the threat of a work stoppage in the NFL looms, a key ruling in a fight
between the NFLPA and the league over TV revenues could go to the union, a
legal expert says. The two sides are fighting over $4 billion in broadcast
rights fees that the league ...
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Report: NFLPA will decertify before Thursday night
National Football Post
The NFLPA had players vote on decertification back during the season,
something it worked on for months. Players believe this move is necessary
to avoid losing part of the 2011 season. The NFL and NFLPA met for seven
days with a federal mediator, ...
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Decertification talk is simply part of the leverage play
ProFootballTalk
Saturday's report from ESPN's Adam Schefter regarding the union's plan to
decertify by March 4 should be regarded in the same light as his report
from Friday's agent meeting that the league and the NFLPA aren't close to
reaching agreement on a single ...
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Some caution thrown on decertification
Jets Nation
Like every bit of labor news that comes along, Saturday's news that the
NFLPA is planning to decertify may not be as cut and dried as it initially
appears. NFL Network's Albert Breer quotes a NFLPA source that it's "not
a rock-solid guarantee" that ...
<http://jetsnation.org/New_York_Jets_News_Article.aspx?article=40547>
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Report: Union plans to decertify
Jets Nation
ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that the NFLPA will decertify by Thursday in
the hopes of stopping the NFL owners from locking the players out. I'm not
the legal expert around these parts, but it's clear this move would further
push the NFL-NFLPA ...
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If NFL lockout sidelines free agency, teams might draft players according
to need
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
George Atallah, the assistant executive director of external affairs for
the NFLPA, told reporters Friday the union wouldn't stand in the way of
anything that could help players improve their draft slotting. It's the
reason a rumored boycott of the ...
<http://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/02/if_nfl_lockout_sidelines_free.html>
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Roger Goodell meets with 10-man NFL owners labor committee; talks not going
well
Examiner.com
The night of March 3rd and then into the first morning minute of March 4th
will signify the end of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
between the NFL and the players union (NFLPA). Friday morning, Commissioner
Roger Goodell met with the ...
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=== Google Blogs Alert for: nflpa ===

NFLPA Plans to Decertify - Pats Pulpit
By Greg Knopping
According to Pro Football Talk and ESPN's Adam Schefter, the NFLPA is now
threatening to decertify.
<http://www.patspulpit.com/2011/2/26/2017880/nflpa-plans-to-decertify>
Pats Pulpit
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ESPN reporting that NFLPA to decertify before current CBA expires ...
By Dane Noble
If the union decertifies, it is no longer a union, and the National Labor
Relations Board loses its hold over the NFLPA. The owners are expected to
claim the decertification is a sham and challenge it in the NLRB. ...
<http://www.windycitygridiron.com/2011/2/26/2017477/espn-reporting-that-nflpa-to-decertify-before-current-cba-expires>
Windy City Gridiron
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Report: NFLPA plans to decertify by March 3 - Chicago Breaking Sports
The collective bargaining agreement says the NFLPA in effect must wait six
months to decertify if it does it after the collective bargaining agreement
expires. It expires at 11:59 p.m. Thursday night. Get the full story at
espn.com . ...
<http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2011/02/report-nflpa-plans-to-decertify-by-march-3.html>
Chicago Breaking Sports
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NFLPA To Decertify Before March 4 To Battle NFL Lockout - Revenge ...
By Jess Root
NFLPA To Decertify Before March 4 To Battle NFL Lockout. The NFLPA is
planning on decertifying before March 4, when the collective bargaining
agreement expires . By doing so, they are no longer a union and thus
prohibit the NFL from ...
<http://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2011/2/26/2017515/nflpa-to-decertify-before-march-4-to-battle-nfl-lockout>
Revenge Of The Birds
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