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The NFL and the NFLPA: The Significance of the Current Collective Bargaining Process and a Collection of Relevant Legal and Ethical Issues (Part 4: The 18-Game Season and Rookie Salaries.)

  The 18-Game Schedule and Rookie Salaries a) The Owners’ Perspective To football fans anywhere, two more regular season games would sound like a gift from the Almighty.  Owners are well aware of this and hope to grow revenue by expanding the schedule to 18 regular season games.  Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian considers the [ READ MORE ]

Three Weeks Off: A Much Needed Vacation

Dear Readers, It’s been a successful first year for Communications on Sports Business, thanks to you.  We reached 7000 hits since last November and traffic has increased significantly over the last four months. After completing all of my coursework for the Northwestern University MSA program, I am taking a much needed vacation with my family [ READ MORE ]

The NFL and the NFLPA: The Significance of the Current Collective Bargaining Process and a Collection of Relevant Legal and Ethical Issues (Part 3: What SI’s Peter King calls “The Billion-Dollar Give Back.”)

A Collection of Issues Revolving Around a New Collective Bargaining Agreement – The Owners vs. The Players’ Union __________ 1 – What Peter King of Sports Illustrated dubs, “The Billion-Dollar Give Back.” a)            The Owners’ Perspective Team owners argue that player costs are too high and that revenue-sharing must be rolled back for several reasons.  [ READ MORE ]

The NFL and the NFLPA: The Significance of the Current Collective Bargaining Process and a Collection of Relevant Legal and Ethical Issues (Part 2: A Brief and General History of the 1993 NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement)

  A Concise History of Collective Bargaining in the NFL and a Look Towards the Future After a players’ strike in 1987, collective bargaining commenced and resulted in the 1993 collective bargaining agreement.  The CBA lasted 17 years, and in 2008, the owners decided to opt out after its expiration in 2010.  “When the collective [ READ MORE ]

The NFL and the NFLPA: The Significance of the Current Collective Bargaining Process and a Collection of Relevant Legal and Ethical Issues (Part 1: Introduction, Etc.)

  Introduction: A Concise Discussion of the Issues at Hand In 1993, the NFL and players’ union (NFLPA) finalized the current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) set to expire 3 March 2010 (Kaplan, 2010, p. 36).  The process – initiated by a player strike in 1987 – took approximately six years to produce the 1993 collective [ READ MORE ]

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