Some NFL teams are planning to decertify the players union in order to gain more leverage as a possible work stoppage nears. Follow SB Nation on Twitter, and become a fan on Facebook.
Redskins Players Unanimously Vote To Decertify Union
The Washington Redskins players voted on Tuesday to give the NFLPA the authority to decertify the union, according to the Washington Post. This comes in the same meeting where the players voted Vonnie Holliday their new union representative.
Holliday talked briefly about the importance of the steps they’re taking as a union.
Read Article >NFL Teams Are Decertifying From The Union To Avoid A Lockout
The NFL season is underway and is as popular as ever and no one wants to talk about the impending work stoppage that is expected to take place in 2011. But a new maneuver by the players is to decertify the NFL Players Association.
Decertifying means that players no longer will be part of the players union, and in effect will leave the owners with no one to negotiate with and allow the players to sue the owners if they try to lock out the players:
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