National Football League Players Association information
American labor union
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National Football League Players Association
Abbreviation
NFLPA
Formation
1956; 68 years ago (1956)
Type
Trade union
Legal status
501(c)(5) organization
Headquarters
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Location
United States
Membership (2019)
2,423 ("active player" and "associate" members)
8,751 ("former player" members)[1]
President
Jalen Reeves-Maybin
Executive director
Lloyd Howell[2]
Subsidiaries
NFL Players Inc.[3]
1133 20th Street Building Corporation[3]
Affiliations
AFL–CIO
Website
nflpa.com
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) is the labor union representing National Football League (NFL) players. The NFLPA, which has headquarters in Washington, D.C., is led by president Jalen Reeves-Maybin and executive director Lloyd Howell. Founded in 1956, the NFLPA is the second-oldest labor union of the four major North American professional sports leagues; it was established to provide players with formal representation to negotiate compensation and the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The NFLPA is a member of the AFL–CIO, the largest federation of unions in the United States.[4]
In the early years of the NFL, contractual negotiations took place between individual players, their agents, and management; team owners were reluctant to engage in collective bargaining. A series of strikes and lockouts have occurred throughout the union's existence largely due to monetary and benefit disputes between the players and the owners. League rules that punished players for playing in rival football leagues resulted in litigation; the success of such lawsuits impelled the NFL to negotiate some work rules and minimum payments with the NFLPA. However, the organization was not recognized by the NFL as the official bargaining agent for the players until 1968, when a CBA was signed. The most recent CBA negotiations took place in 2020.
In addition to conducting labor negotiations, the NFLPA represents and protects the rights of the players; the organization's actions include filing grievances against player discipline that it deems too severe. The union also ensures that the terms of the collective bargaining agreement are adhered to by the league and the teams. It negotiates and monitors retirement and insurance benefits and enhances and defends the image of players and their profession.
^US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 065-533. Report submitted May 29, 2019.
^"NFLPA Officers". National Football League Players Association. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
^ ab"Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". National Football League Players Association. Internal Revenue Service. February 28, 2019. Archived October 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
^"Our Affiliated Unions". AFL-CIO. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
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