Some NBA Teams To Strike?

[iruhnman630]

Given today's work stoppages in what is left of professional sports, could all unions soon call for a national work stoppage?

Does the language of our contract allow us to honor such a general strike?

More importantly, if it is a choice, will you participate?

 

[CoolStoryBro]

What work stoppages are you referring to? I'm out of the loop on everything. Working 60 hours a week will do that to a person.

 

[DriveInDriѵeOut]

What work stoppages are you referring to? I'm out of the loop on everything. Working 60 hours a week will do that to a person.

Another criminal got shot so some millionaire sports players decided not to throw the ball around.

It has absolutely nothing to do with us.

 

[iruhnman630]

Another criminal got shot so some millionaire sports players decided not to throw the ball around.

It has absolutely nothing to do with us.

But they could start a strike movement

 

[Jumpin Jack Flash]

Arrest the cop! He’s a criminal! Derek Chauvin needs a roomie!

 

[quad decade guy]

Given today's work stoppages in what is left of professional sports, could all unions soon call for a national work stoppage?

Does the language of our contract allow us to honor such a general strike?

More importantly, if it is a choice, will you participate?

Hopefully, professional sports will just go away. It's been established they aren't relevant nor are the players opinions relevant. Nor is Black Lives Matter. Hopefully the protesters will either kill each other or be dealt with by the authorities or we'll just settle it in a civil war.

Hopefully any of our employees that participate will lose their jobs permanently.

 

[Fido]

 

[KOG72]

So the NBA didn’t play yesterday who cares evidently nobody is watching anyways i here viewership is down over 40 percent.Hopefully they go under and the next time I see one of these basketball players they will be handing me my Big Mac at the drive thru window.

 

[oldngray]

So the NBA didn’t play yesterday who cares evidently nobody is watching anyways i here viewership is down over 40 percent.Hopefully they go under and the next time I see one of these basketball players they will be handing me my Big Mac at the drive thru window.

It should be no play = no pay.

See how long they are willing to go without paychecks,

 

[Johney]

More importantly, if it is a choice, will you participate?

Only strike I would ever be a scab.

 

[Johney]

It should be no play = no pay.

See how long they are willing to go without paychecks,

You can bet that will be in all future players contract negotiations.

 

[BigUnionGuy]

Given today's work stoppages in what is left of professional sports, could all unions soon call for a national work stoppage?

There is no contractual provision to strike for perceived "social justice" issues.

Does the language of our contract allow us to honor such a general strike?

Section 1. Picket Line

"It shall not be a violation of this Agreement and it shall not be cause for discharge or disciplinary action (including but not limited to the temporary or permanent replacement of any employee) in the event an employee refuses to enter upon any property involved in a primary labor dispute, or refuses to go through or work behind any primary picket line, including the primary picket line of Unions party to this Agreement, and including primary picket lines at the Employer’s place of business, and the Employer shall not direct any employee to cross a primary picket line."

https://teamster.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ups18nationalmaster.pdf

More importantly, if it is a choice, will you participate?

Not unless authorized by the IBT.

 

[SLW]

I pray for the day when the threat of a general strike is something we sincerely worry about.

 

[CoolStoryBro]

More importantly, if it is a choice, will you participate?

No. Fire every who doesn't go to work over social issues.

 

[Wally]

Interesting case here. Do players have the right to shut down the season because they don't like something out there? Can owners sue for damages?

LeBron James leads Lakers, Clippers in exiting NBA players meeting after voting to cancel season, per report

James has a history of using his platform for social change

www.cbssports.com

 

[sailfish]

WDFD.

 

[Wally]

LeBron is strangly silent about conditions surrounding Nike sneakers?

 

[DriveInDriѵeOut]

LeBron is strangly silent about conditions surrounding Nike sneakers?

And China's crimes against Hong Kong....

 

[Wally]

And China's crimes against Hong Kong....

He and the NBA will not utter a negative word about China? Why not pull out and make the sneakers here in the US?

 

[DriveInDriѵeOut]

He and the NBA will not utter a negative word about China? Why not pull out and make the sneakers here in the US?