07-12-2018, 12:35 PM
After originally praising the NFL's cave requiring players to stand or stay in the locker room in May, President Trump has been stirring the pot again by interfering in private business to keep his base riled up and outraged by what he sees as a 'winning' issue for him politically.
The topic has dogged the league ever since the 2016 season, in part because President Donald Trump grabbed the issue and has continued to criticize the players, even as the NFL tried to put out the long-playing public relations firestorm.
Recent rally rhetoric by the president includes his assertion that the NFL's new policy of allowing the players to remain in the locker room will not stand and is worse than protesting.
This week, The NFL players' union filed a non-injury grievance on behalf of all players challenging the NFL’s recently imposed anthem policy. The union’s claim is that this new policy, imposed by the NFL’s governing body without consultation with the NFLPA, is inconsistent with the collective bargaining agreement and infringes on player rights.
"In advance of our filing today, we proposed to the NFL to begin confidential discussions with the NFLPA Executive Committee to find a solution to this issue instead of immediately proceeding with litigation. The NFL has agreed to proceed with those discussions and we look forward to starting them soon." The statement says that the sides will try to arrive at a solution, via negotiations, before the grievance lands in court.
Ref: http://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nfl/news/...tnuzlkagli
The topic has dogged the league ever since the 2016 season, in part because President Donald Trump grabbed the issue and has continued to criticize the players, even as the NFL tried to put out the long-playing public relations firestorm.
Recent rally rhetoric by the president includes his assertion that the NFL's new policy of allowing the players to remain in the locker room will not stand and is worse than protesting.
This week, The NFL players' union filed a non-injury grievance on behalf of all players challenging the NFL’s recently imposed anthem policy. The union’s claim is that this new policy, imposed by the NFL’s governing body without consultation with the NFLPA, is inconsistent with the collective bargaining agreement and infringes on player rights.
"In advance of our filing today, we proposed to the NFL to begin confidential discussions with the NFLPA Executive Committee to find a solution to this issue instead of immediately proceeding with litigation. The NFL has agreed to proceed with those discussions and we look forward to starting them soon." The statement says that the sides will try to arrive at a solution, via negotiations, before the grievance lands in court.
Ref: http://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nfl/news/...tnuzlkagli