CFL, CFLPA hold first collective bargaining session in Toronto Globe_Sports
“Yeah, we have enough time,” Keeping said. “We just need to get the groups together and keep working.”
The CFL’s bargaining team is again led by Stephen Shamie, the league’s general counsel. Shamie was an integral figure in the 2014 talks with then commissioner Mark Cohon. CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie is expected to participate in the opening bargaining sessions.Rounding out the league’s player-relations committee are: Scott Mitchell ; Roger Greenberg ; Rick LeLacheur ; and Wade Miller .Neither Keeping nor Ramsay would divulge specific details regarding Monday’s discussion.
“This was a productive start and we’re looking forward to coming back and talking . That’s a positive thing.” Georgetti was elected vice-president of the British Columbia Federation of Labour in 1984 and two years later became the organization’s youngest-ever president. He’s an Order of Canada recipient and was the longest serving president in CLC history.
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