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Post by FredFan7 on Sept 7, 2012 22:55:15 GMT -5
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Post by cj on Sept 8, 2012 0:39:14 GMT -5
Fred....it's meaningless unless they take some sort of action. The first baseball umpire's strike around 1970 or thereabouts, I forget exactly when, affected the first games of the playoffs in both the NL and the AL. (This was a strike, not a lockout so the umpires set up picket lines). Unionized workers I believe at Three Rivers Stadium refused to cross those picket lines which qwuickly brought mlb to its senses. Here, there isn't a strike and while the AFL-CIO is pledging its moral support, it means nothing.
Again, the hope for the officials is utter chaos in the games played this weekend but that means more than just a couple of blown calls. We should know hopefully by Monday. If the games are played relatively without incident, the union will have a devil of a time, imho, of keeping its solid front. Some of these guys may actually need the money although many of us here think they're all filthy rich. I haven't changed my opinion on this one bity. Management is dug inb on this and is willing to accept a bit of criticism no matter how everybody here feels. The majority of fans are only interested that the games go on so they can settle into the fall routine of watching the news shows at 10 AM, the NFL pre games at noon and then three games at 1300, 1425 and 2030 and the Monday night game and now the Thursday night game. As long as the games go on, most just don't care.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2012 9:13:06 GMT -5
unions are supposed to protect the poor, hourly workers from oppression and unfair/slave working conditions. these nfl officials are anything but that.
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Post by tuckerewell on Sept 9, 2012 21:26:03 GMT -5
"Unions are big business"
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Post by JAYJAYSTRIPES on Sept 10, 2012 12:19:37 GMT -5
Let me throw out some thoughts, agree with them... fine; disagree... fine
When I was working before retirement, we had crews, were assigned games, paid game fees per the approved schedule. We all had our regular jobs, and worked as sub contractors to the schools, leagues. I had this in all levels I worked High School, College, Semi Pro. without any union.
Why do the NFL officials even need a union? They had none coming up through the ranks, so why now?
The only thing the union is good for, is to tap the officials pockets to make some union rich, or to line some attorneys pocket.
Let the league and officials deal with one another one on one, let the league set the paramaters, and if the guys want to work, they work, otherwise they can find someone who wants the position. This would also give some flexibility to keep only the best, most qualified people on the field.
That's my thought for today.
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Post by zcr57 on Sept 10, 2012 13:42:31 GMT -5
Let me throw out some thoughts, agree with them... fine; disagree... fine When I was working before retirement, we had crews, were assigned games, paid game fees per the approved schedule. We all had our regular jobs, and worked as sub contractors to the schools, leagues. I had this in all levels I worked High School, College, Semi Pro. without any union. Why do the NFL officials even need a union? They had none coming up through the ranks, so why now? The only thing the union is good for, is to tap the officials pockets to make some union rich, or to line some attorneys pocket. Let the league and officials deal with one another one on one, let the league set the paramaters, and if the guys want to work, they work, otherwise they can find someone who wants the position. This would also give some flexibility to keep only the best, most qualified people on the field. That's my thought for today. 110% agree. |
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