June 7, 201411 yr comment_54742 I doubt the 10th team parts of the cba are causing issues. No, but even putting that in a CBA offer from the CFL is ludicrous. Why makes things more difficult than they are?
June 7, 201411 yr comment_54743 League is silly if they don't lock out players. Twitter all afire with pics of the cflpa voting stations which consist of mini vans in parking lots. Lol Well, like what were you expecting? These guys are in TC & have practices as well as meetings all day.
June 7, 201411 yr comment_54746 I doubt the 10th team parts of the cba are causing issues.No, but even putting that in a CBA offer from the CFL is ludicrous. Why makes things more difficult than they are? Because when it gets removed it looks like a concession by the owners, making the players feel better. All part of collective bargaining negotiations.
June 7, 201411 yr comment_54747 In most labour arguments I side with the owners, since the players make quite a lot of money and as employees, are required to either play for what the employers are giving you or find a different job. Since the CFL has grown substantially in the past decade or so and the players still don't make a lot, I side with them on this one. Told some of them at camp I was rooting for them.
June 7, 201411 yr comment_54779 Drew Edwards ✔@scratchingpost A source close to the negotiations between the #CFL & #CFLPA says progress has been made today and talks are continuing. Drew is a very reliable source, one of the, if not, THE BEST, writer in the league. This has got Good news written all over it.
June 7, 201411 yr comment_54782 Let's hope that these talks are enough to keep all involved happy so that we can watch football on Monday night. I'm giddy already.
June 7, 201411 yr Author comment_54789 Was just thinking the same thing. Skipping my rec Slopitch game Monday night so I can finally watch some CFL ball!
June 7, 201411 yr comment_54791 Was just thinking the same thing. Skipping my rec Slopitch game Monday night so I can finally watch some CFL ball! yeah it's been a long damned offseason, need some CFL fix bad
June 8, 201411 yr comment_54807 3 hour cflpa conference call. This is either, they are telling all players the deal is done or they are gonna walk out shortly. 3 hours is very long. heart wants to say they got a deal done, head and gut know better though. Its to implement their strike strategy cuz how would it take 3 hours to let players now a deal is done.
June 8, 201411 yr comment_54811 I think the league (Braley) is being a prick. CFLPA has moved off of revenue sharing... I think Braley & Wettenhall want to break the union.
June 8, 201411 yr comment_54813 3 hour cflpa conference call. This is either, they are telling all players the deal is done or they are gonna walk out shortly. 3 hours is very long. heart wants to say they got a deal done, head and gut know better though. Its to implement their strike strategy cuz how would it take 3 hours to let players now a deal is done. Strange indeed. I suspect they were either talking about selective strikes prior to televised games or trying to talk membership into accepting a last ditch CFL offer (perhaps a 3 to 5% bump on the cap)
June 8, 201411 yr comment_54818 just saying but i doubt that 2 owners (braley and wettenhall) are actually holding things up, i highly doubt it. sure they own 3 of the 9 teams in the league but... i doubt 2 guys would try to do something to harm the 6 other teams they dont own.
June 8, 201411 yr comment_54819 @ArashMadani: From a #CFL players' association source: "Looks like no strike for now..."
June 8, 201411 yr comment_54821 @PentonKirk: Just got a call from a #CFL source who is hearing players won't strike tomorrow, could be leaning towards recommending acceptance.
June 8, 201411 yr comment_54823 looks like they have reached a tentative deal. according to the twitter feed on the side
June 8, 201411 yr comment_54832 looks like they have reached a tentative deal. according to the twitter feed on the side Thank God. A strike would have been disastrous for both sides.
June 8, 201411 yr Author comment_54835 you're not getting out to the park to watch it?You're not a diva.....
June 8, 201411 yr comment_54836 Ed Tait told me on Twitter that they don't actually have a done deal yet, but they're close enough to go ahead with games.
June 8, 201411 yr comment_54872 Ed Tait told me on Twitter that they don't actually have a done deal yet, but they're close enough to go ahead with games. yeah they do, it's just tentative though, its like.. done but the players and owners need to ratify it. T's to cross, I's to dots... lawyers gotta sign up on it, etc etc it's like when the nhl lockout ended, fehr and bettman came out on tv, said we have reached a deal.. well, that deal wasn't officially signed until a few days to a week or so later. Needed to be ratified or approved by the owners and players. When a deal is reached between those in charge and the league, the deal always gets ratified. Players will vote this through, might not be 100 percent (never is) will be like 90/10 or something ridiculous. That 10 percent will never be known but you could guess who they were by their tweets. Most players on my twitter seem to be more happy that the season is gonna start on time and that they are gonna get to play games soon. Of course there are always the bitter players and those players seem to reside in calgary right now.
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