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re: Give the real refs whatever it is they want
Posted on 9/17/12 at 10:21 pm to yankeelover
Posted on 9/17/12 at 10:21 pm to yankeelover
If the NFL gave them EVERYTHINGthey are asking for, the total cost per team per year is $100k. For a multi-billion dollar industry it's petty cash.
Personally, I believe the NFLRA will give on the pay portion if the NFL would leave the pension plan as it is instead of converting to a 401k.
The vets are not perfect, but they are the best in the world at what they do and the game needs them on the field ASAP
Personally, I believe the NFLRA will give on the pay portion if the NFL would leave the pension plan as it is instead of converting to a 401k.
The vets are not perfect, but they are the best in the world at what they do and the game needs them on the field ASAP
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Posted on 9/17/12 at 10:30 pm to yankeelover
Yeah- they need to suck it up this contract and then develop potential high-caliber scabs for next labor dispute. Like negotiate an "if nfl calls" contract with d-1 programs.
Posted on 9/17/12 at 10:38 pm to arrakis
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NFLRA will give on the pay portion if the NFL would leave the pension plan as it is instead of converting to a 401k.
Looks like this is the biggest sticking point :
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Arnold argued that the league's 121 referees shouldn't lose their defined benefit plans just because workers elsewhere are losing theirs. The union has told the league it would accept a grandfather system in which current refs keep their current plans and new hires get 401(k)s, but the owners aren't biting. Arnold also said the refs don't merely take issue with the type of account they'd be switched to -- the league's retirement contributions would be trimmed significantly, according to Arnold's calculations.
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But how much money a referee earns all depends on how many referees are working. Each season, the league effectively gives the union a pot of money to be divvied up among the officials. Aiello says that to improve the quality of officiating, the league has proposed adding seven full-time officials (all refs are now considered part-time) as well as three new crews, which would boost the total number of referees to 140 -- proposals that Aiello claims the union has rebuffed.
Arnold said the league hasn't made clear how the added officials would be paid. "We've never opposed it -- not if they're fairly compensated," he said of the idea of new full-time refs.
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