[Borges]

The difference between other unions and this is that the NFL basically has a monopoly on pro football and constitutes its own owners’ union.

[sarasmom]

“The difference between other unions and this is that the NFL basically has a monopoly on pro football and constitutes its own owners’ union.”

err...You do understand that “professional football” is merely a popular entertainment business, don't you?

Even anti-union people such as myself, acknowledge a time when Labor Unions were an absolute necessity, and a true force for the good for our entire society.
Labor Unions helped force our government to pass labor laws protecting all workers from employers who treated employees as indentured servants at best, and slaves at worst.

I thank them!
Now, they need to stop.

The laws are on the books, and honest employees can now fight against unscrupulous employers.
What honest employees now can't easily fight against, are the bastardized, criminal organizations to which Labor Unions have devolved.

[discostu]

The NFL doesn’t have anywhere NEAR a monopoly on pro-football. There’s the arena league, there’s the UFL, there’s dozens of semi-pro leagues. The NFL is the only one where players can make millions, but if they’re willing to make normal people money there’s plenty of leagues out there.