According to Dave Naylor and Farhan Lalji, TSN Football Insiders, a scenario is unfolding in which the management of the CFL Players’ Association may not vote on the latest proposed collective agreement in the league.
As Naylor reported on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon, the point of contention for the decision is the CFL’s proposal to reduce the number of Canadian starters on a team from seven to six. Lalji reports that the CFLPA “does not believe that any proposal with a reduction in the ratio will happen at this time.”
Creating a scenario that would be very bad to start the season on time @ 2022 @CFL: if the management of @CFLPA decides not to vote on the league proposal because it reduces 7 Canadian headlines to 6, and if the league does not leave from 6 … well, we can all go home. # CFL #CFLPA
– Dave Naylor (@TSNDaveNaylor) May 25, 2022
The @CFLPA has no legal obligation to vote on the latest @CFL offer among its members. But it would be a standard protocol for them to warn the league if they did. No such communication has been made so far. #CFL #CFLPA
– Dave Naylor (@TSNDaveNaylor) May 25, 2022
On Monday night, the players refused to ratify the interim agreement reached between the League and the CFLPA last week.
The union had recommended that the seven-year deal be accepted by its members last Wednesday, four days after players from seven of the league’s nine teams went on strike.