Reason.tv: The NFL 2011 Lockout Labor Mess
Now that the Super Bowl is over, it’s time for the
really big game: the labor battle between National
Football League owners and players.
The NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, which governs how
much players can make, what teams can spend on payrolls, and
much more, is set to expire in March. Despite sweetheart deals with
publicly financed stadiums and hefty national television
contracts, owners say they are being bled dry by
runaway salaries and tight economic times. They’re
looking to extend the regular season to 18 games and for
players to forego $7 billion in potential pay increases
over the next seven seasons. The players, represented by the
federally certified NFL Players Association, want to see the
owners’ books, more pay for extra games, and other
concessions.
Given the amount of money in play,
Vegas oddsmakers are betting heavy that the owners will
lock out players for the first time since 1987, when a work
stoppage shortened the season by a game. In 1982, similar problems
led to just nine regular-season games being played.
But don’t mistake this for a classic showdown between management
and labor hashing out differences on an even playing field. Given
the amount of public money in play through stadium deals and the
fact that individual players must negotiate collectively
through the government-certified NFLPA, federal regulations
have almost guaranteed a nasty, sudden-death battle.
How things will shake out is far from certain, but
this much is a lock: If the 2011 NFL season is scrapped
in part or in whole, the real goat will be government
meddling in what should be a purely private negotiation among
millionaires and billionaires.
Approximately 3 minutes.
Produced by Austin Bragg.
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