FuzzyLumpkins;1513478 said:
in short all of you guys that were saying that companies can just hand down any punishment they want at anytime are wrong and there is a court case to prove it.
Court cases have nothing to do with it. It's the
LAW, and the whole point of "fair labor practices".
I understand that people who are jealous of millionaire thugs want the NFL to treat these players anyway they choose, but it's the same rules that apply to every union - management relationship in the country. There are rules, and management does not get to make them up as they go. If there is precedent that you get a suspension of X games for a given infraction, the NFL is
legally not allowed to change that without changing the contract through the collective bargaining process.
I'm sure you "law and order" types wish that were not the case, but it is. The funny thing is, if you were on the receiving end of it for some minor infraction at work and the company wanted to up and fire you, you would definitely feel otherwise.
PS - labor laws apply to every minute detail of all dealings between management and union that are subject to a collective bargaining agreement. The contract between player and team is entirely subject to the requirements of the CBA and all labor laws. Contracts to do not supercede the law.
PPS - I work at a company that has a CBA. I am in management and I have had detailed training on what I can and cannot do with respect to union employees. Unilaterally changing the rules as Goodell has done, is a complete no-no. And really, unless there was collective bargaining involved, it doesn't matter when Goodell changed the rules, he doesn't have the authority to do so in the first place.
