Labor Relations Issues in Professional Sports Leagues
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1. Labor relations issues in professional sports leagues.
National Football League: 1982
Key issue: Revenue sharing and player salaries.
In 1982, for 57 straight days, the NFL owners locked out the NFL players since they
could not agree to the demands the players (CNBC Sport, 2019). The NFL season wasted away
with the players and management sticking their tongues out at each other. The NFLPA organized
a strike so that the player’s demand of getting 55% share of the league gross revenue could go
through. According to the players, they were not being paid well even though they were being
called professional ballplayers. Besides, they did not receive good pensions as well as overall
benefits (Wojciechowski, 1987). However, the owners told the players to take a hike since they
were not ready to listen to them. In September 1982, a new agreement was arrived at between the
NFL owners and the NFLPA. The commissioner at that time, Pete Rozelle instituted a 16-team
playoff instead of the normal 10-team playoff (CNBC Sport, 2019). In addition, the CBA was
revised; hence all NFL contracts were negotiated, and player salaries, expenses, and
remunerations were increased and later became public.
National Basketball league: 1998 to 1999
Key issue: Cap on maximum player salaries.
The 1998/1999 NBA lockout was the 3rd lockout in the NBA history ever to occur. The
lockout was as a result of the National Basketball Players Association asking for a raise for the
NBA players who earned the least amount of salary in the league (Justallstar.com, 2019).
However, the NBA owners and the NBPA failed to reach an amicable agreement, and therefore,
the owners began the lockout. Sports fans criticized the dispute as well as media members. The
dispute continued into January 1999 with the NBA owners threatening to cancel the entire
season. However, in early January 1999, the players and owners reached a settlement which
allowed a fifty-game season to commence at the end of the month. The salary cap was raised
from 48% to 51% as well as all players were guaranteed of 57% of the total league’s revenue
(Ferringo, 2005)
1. Labor relations issues in professional sports leagues.
National Football League: 1982
Key issue: Revenue sharing and player salaries.
In 1982, for 57 straight days, the NFL owners locked out the NFL players since they
could not agree to the demands the players (CNBC Sport, 2019). The NFL season wasted away
with the players and management sticking their tongues out at each other. The NFLPA organized
a strike so that the player’s demand of getting 55% share of the league gross revenue could go
through. According to the players, they were not being paid well even though they were being
called professional ballplayers. Besides, they did not receive good pensions as well as overall
benefits (Wojciechowski, 1987). However, the owners told the players to take a hike since they
were not ready to listen to them. In September 1982, a new agreement was arrived at between the
NFL owners and the NFLPA. The commissioner at that time, Pete Rozelle instituted a 16-team
playoff instead of the normal 10-team playoff (CNBC Sport, 2019). In addition, the CBA was
revised; hence all NFL contracts were negotiated, and player salaries, expenses, and
remunerations were increased and later became public.
National Basketball league: 1998 to 1999
Key issue: Cap on maximum player salaries.
The 1998/1999 NBA lockout was the 3rd lockout in the NBA history ever to occur. The
lockout was as a result of the National Basketball Players Association asking for a raise for the
NBA players who earned the least amount of salary in the league (Justallstar.com, 2019).
However, the NBA owners and the NBPA failed to reach an amicable agreement, and therefore,
the owners began the lockout. Sports fans criticized the dispute as well as media members. The
dispute continued into January 1999 with the NBA owners threatening to cancel the entire
season. However, in early January 1999, the players and owners reached a settlement which
allowed a fifty-game season to commence at the end of the month. The salary cap was raised
from 48% to 51% as well as all players were guaranteed of 57% of the total league’s revenue
(Ferringo, 2005)
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