At the outset of the current fight between the NFL Players Association and NFL owners, ThinkProgress hoped the negotiations would be a lesson on “shared prosperity.” “These negotiations are important not just to NFL fans but to all Americans because they show that collective bargaining — the process where unionized workers and management negotiate wages, benefits, and working conditions — can create significant benefits for both workers and owners,” the
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While much of the current union debate is focused on Wisconsin and the benefits afforded to public union members, private unions have by and large stayed out of the general discussion.
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Television networks and, by extension, viewers who have cable systems with NFL games, are backing the owners in the current dispute over a new collective bargaining agreement.The networks have agreed to pay owners approximately $4 billion to cover their operating costs during a lockout. In theory, the owners would repay it when play resumes, but it might only be a part of the next agreement.
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