Labor & Employment Law

NFL Exec: We Are Committed to Collective Bargaining

By Tula Connell

This afternoon, the National Football League Players Association and managers extended the contract deadline for another seven days while negotiations continue. 

After the extension was announced, Jeff Pash, executive vice president of labor for the National Football League, said he backed the collective bargaining process.

…we are committed to collective bargaining. All over this country, collective bargaining is being challenged. We’re committed to it. We believe it can work.  It has worked. We believe it will work across the country is being challenged and he supports the collectivel bargaining process.

Someone get Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on the phone. Oh, the Koch brothers already did.…

Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on March 04, 2011 (boomark / email).