Players in the Canadian Football League have just been settling in at training camps across the country, after a strike delayed its start. Teams have been trying to play catch up, players are having to learn new schemes or positions.
Now, there is a potential problem.
According to TSN’s football insider Dave Naylor, the players have voted against accepting the new contract worked out last weekend.
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This essentially means, there is no collective bargaining agreement, and the players can once again go on strike according the labour laws of the province they are in.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders game against Winnipeg, the first of two pre season games, was postponed from May 23rd. The game was moved to May 31st, but of of course that could be in jeopardy depending on how the next few hours develop.
The news of the rejection must be a surprise to everyone. The CFL Players Association, which represents the players in labour talks, negotiated the agreement last week with the CFL’s board of governors. The player reps for each team recommended the rank an file accept the deal.
The actual result of the vote has not been made public yet.
