NFLPA accused of collusion (1 Viewer)

[VaCatFan]

Being investigated by the Dept. of Labor over secret meetings held with Goodel. Troy Vincent is being targeted as having provided the owners with information. Story is in SI. Didn't want to copy and paste it here.

Story Highlights

NFLPA confirms it is under a federal investigation because of collusion allegations

Former union employee claims evidence of secret meetings with NFL commissioner

Ex-NFLPA president Troy Vincent allegedly provided league with confidential info

Link: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/foot...n.ap/index.html

 

[nightmare]

Do directer of human resources usually get $180+ K salary?

That's a lot of coin for a union of what? 1000 people?

Must be nice to be connected. Tell me I'm wrong.

 

[Wadsworth]

This is potentially a pretty huge story to have these cobwebs and tumbleweeds for responses.

 

[shredhead]

Do directer of human resources usually get $180+ K salary? That's a lot of coin for a union of what? 1000 people? Must be nice to be connected. Tell me I'm wrong.

You're wrong! 53 man rosters times 32 teams equals 1696 players $180K is a good chunk of change though.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Do directer of human resources usually get $180+ K salary? That's a lot of coin for a union of what? 1000 people? Must be nice to be connected. Tell me I'm wrong.

The person in charge of our HR department - Senior VP probably clears 250k

 

[Balance]

Do directer of human resources usually get $180+ K salary? That's a lot of coin for a union of what? 1000 people? Must be nice to be connected. Tell me I'm wrong.

180k salary isn't all that much.

 

[lyon812]

Do directer of human resources usually get $180+ K salary?

That's a lot of coin for a union of what? 1000 people?

Must be nice to be connected. Tell me I'm wrong.

The average salary for an autonomous HR director in the US looks to be $145,105. http://swz.salary.com/salarywizard/layouth...HR09200142.html

 

[fatness]

From the linked article:

In court documents filed in District of Columbia Superior Court on Thursday, Moran said she provided investigators evidence that former NFLPA president Troy Vincent and other union members met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Houston Texans owner Bob McNair, allegedly to provide the league access to confidential union information.

She alleged that NFLPA executive committee member Mark Bruener and Texans player representative Kris Brown also attended the meetings, which she claims were not authorized by or reported to the union. She alleged the meetings were a bid by union members to gain influence with the NFL while providing "owners a toehold in the NFLPA."

Moran also alleges NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith met with a Department of Justice official in a bid to stop the investigation in April, weeks after Smith was elected to the job to succeed Gene Upshaw, who died a year ago. Smith took over in mid-March, weeks after Moran became involved in the investigation.

Vincent declined comment. A former NFL defensive back, he spent four years as NFLPA president through March 2008. This March, he was one of four finalists in the running to take over as the union's executive director before losing in a vote to Smith.

She accused Vincent of orchestrating a failed coup attempt to unseat Upshaw. She also claims to have evidence that Vincent had been meeting with and corresponding with Goodell without the consent of Upshaw or other union officials.

 

[puckalicious]

It's not like he's a 180k leader over a bunch of 35k workers... He makes less than the league minimum. The rookie league minimum. He's the least paid of everyone he represents so in comparison he gets paid chump change.

This is really a non sequitur. I want to know what the collusion was about.

 

[TitusIII]

Well, you wont see Troy Vincent on television anymore...

 

[ScottNorwood]

They're all crooks

 

[DoubleG]

It's not like he's a 180k leader over a bunch of 35k workers... He makes less than the league minimum. The rookie league minimum. He's the least paid of everyone he represents so in comparison he gets paid chump change.

Maybe, but Mary Moran is a woman.

Her salary this year is $181,913, plus bonuses and benefits.

Glass ceiling.