"The NFL filed a grievance against the NFL Players Association, asking the union to stop its annual team report cards, saying the exercise violates the Collective Bargaining Agreement by airing public criticism of teams, according to documents obtained by ESPN."
"The league claims the report cards, which poll players on various aspects of working conditions, violate a CBA clause that says NFL owners and the union must "use reasonable efforts to curtail public comments by club personnel or players which express criticism of any club, its coach, or its operation and policy," according to an August letter from the league's management council to NFLPA general counsel Tom DePaso, obtained by ESPN."
"After months of discussions with the league after the letter, the NFLPA alerted its players to the grievance last week and said it's "moving ahead with this year's survey," according to a union email obtained by ESPN. "We have responded to the grievance with our intention to fight against this action and continue what's clearly become an effective tool for comparing workplace standards across the league and equipping you to make informed caree"
Documents show the NFL filed a grievance against the NFL Players Association seeking to halt the union's annual team report cards. The league alleges the player surveys, which poll working-condition issues, violate a CBA provision requiring reasonable efforts to curtail public criticism of clubs, coaches, or operations. An August letter from the league's management council to NFLPA counsel Tom DePaso raised the complaint. After months of discussions, the NFLPA informed players of the grievance and said it will proceed with the survey while declaring an intention to fight the league's action.
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