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Friday 6 March 2020

NFL players'

union sends

labor

proposal

to members

for vote

By DAVE CAMPBELL
AP Pro Football Writer
The NFL Players Association
sent ballots to members
Thursday for voting on the
proposed collective bar-
gaining agreement, giving
the union a week to either
ensure another 11 years of
labor peace or send the
matter back to the draw-
ing board.
The NFLPA announced
that votes would be ac-
cepted through March 12
at one minute before mid-
night. The more than 2,000
members will have a win-
dow of about 7 1/2 days
to examine the 439-page
document and cast a yes
or no vote. Ratification re-
quires a simple majority. So
if only 1,000 ballots were
returned, the union would
need 501 yes votes to ap-
prove.
Every player who was a
dues-paying member dur-
ing the 2019 season re-
ceived a ballot, the NFLPA
said. Votes will be confi-
dential and received by
an independent auditor. HILL OF
"We encourage every NFL
player to review the the
full collective bargaining
agreement and exercise
their democratic right to
vote," the union said in a GREENS
statement.
The distribution took place
two weeks after league
owners voted their approv- Two-time champ Matt Every
al of the agreement that's
a product of 10 months of
talks between both sides. leads Rory McIlroy at Bay Hill

Tommy Fleetwood, of England, watches his putt on the 18th green during the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tourna-
ment, Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Orlando, Fla.
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