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18-561: The United Football League Players Association (UFLPA) , or "USW Local 9004", is a local union representing United Football League (UFL) players. USW Local 9004 is the first local to be issued a charter by United Steelworkers for representation in a professional sports league. The UFLPA, which has headquarters in Arlington, Texas was established to ensure protection of player rights, establish fair working conditions for active members, and provide players with formal representation to negotiate

36-647: A local trades council . In the United States and Canada , local unions are usually numbered (e.g. CWA Local 2101 in Baltimore, Maryland or ILA Local 273 in Saint John, New Brunswick ). In the United Kingdom, they are usually named by geographical location (e.g. Manchester Branch), but may also have a name and a number (e.g. Manchester No.2 Branch) or have a more specific name (e.g. Manchester Fitters Branch) if there

54-534: A need to co-ordinate trade union activity in a geographical region. The earliest examples of this form of organisation can be found in the medieval craft guilds and Craft halls that developed in European cities. An example of this is the historic Glasgow Trades Hall wherein the 14 Incorporated Trades of Hammermen, Tailors, Cordiners, Maltmen, Weavers, Bakers, Skinners, Wrights, Coopers, Fleshers, Masons, Gardeners, Barbers, Bonnetmakers & Dyers yearly elected members of

72-459: A particular national trade union federation , such as many state-level labour councils in the United States , which are chartered from the AFL–CIO national confederation. Finances are usually obtained through an affiliation fee, often based on a per capita tax on the membership of affiliates. In Australia, Trades and Labour Councils often have their own hall and offices known as a Trades Hall , with

90-448: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Trades council A labour council , trades council or industrial council is an association of labour unions or union branches in a given area. Most commonly, they represent unions in a given geographical area, whether at the district, city, region, or provincial or state level. They may also be based on a particular industry rather than geographical area, as for example, in

108-590: Is more than one branch in a town. Some unions (e.g. Transport and General Workers' Union ) number their branches as well as naming them. In the British printing industry , union branches are traditionally divided into sub-branches known as "chapels", led by the Father of the Chapel . Each chapel represents members in a single printing works or department of a larger works. This article related to one or more trade or labor unions

126-611: The National Labor Relations Board , on June 6, 2022, USFL players voted in favor of union representation. The USFLPA was initially formed due to an affiliation between the United Steelworkers and pro football players advocacy group United Football Players Association . The United Steelworkers terminated this agreement before the USFL-XFL league merger would commence. The former USFL players' union would be adopted by

144-734: The collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the United States Football League (USFL) and the United Steelworkers as modified by the Memorandum of Agreement entered into by the USFL and USW on January 3, 2024. The renegotiated CBA will now cover UFL players for the 2024 season inclusively. The current president of the UFLPA is Dartez Jacobs and the Vice President is Devin Gray . As of 2023 ,

162-452: The executive committee consists of the following current UFL player representatives: Kristjan Sokoli , Jonathan Newsome , Vad Lee , Boogie Roberts , Chris Rowland , Brandon Wright , Bo Scarbrough , and Josh Love . UFLPA officers are responsible for overseeing the business affairs of the local union, negotiating terms of the CBA, securing amendments to enforce player protection, and protecting

180-528: The Maritime Council of Australia which co-ordinated the waterfront and maritime unions involved in the 1890 Australian Maritime Dispute . Affiliates of labour councils are trade union branches or locals, and occasionally other labour movement organisations. Citywide or provincial councils may have district or regional labour council affiliates as well as trade unions. Some labour councils restrict their membership to organisations which are affiliated with

198-707: The Trades House, headed by the Deacon Convener of the Trades: The Trades House of Glasgow was created at the time of reform of Glasgow's local government in 1605. At that time the electorate was basically divided into two groups, the Merchants and the Craftsmen. The Craft Incorporations or Guilds comprised the trades Rank of Burgesses under the leadership of the deacon convener, who was given a council. This included

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216-476: The first-ever collective bargaining agreement (CBA) covering USFL players for the 2023 season to the 2024 season inclusively. The ratified agreement increased minimum salaries for active and inactive players, provided a weekly housing stipend, established 401(k) contributions from USFL, and guaranteed health insurance benefits. In addition, the CBA provides enhanced medical provisions and a guaranteed injured reserve clause. The United Football League (UFL) adopted

234-441: The image of players and their profession. Local union Local branches are organised to represent the union's members from a particular geographic area, company, or business sector. Local unions have their own governing bodies which represent the interests of the national union while at the same time responding to the desires of their constituents, and organise regular meetings for members. Local branches may also affiliate to

252-503: The newly formed United Football League (UFL) to merge both former XFL and USFL players under one union, the UFLPA. For the inaugural season, the UFL will become the first spring football league to have players represented by an established labor union at the start of league operation. After tentatively agreeing to terms in December 2022, on January 9, 2023, union-represented players and USFL signed

270-527: The term Trades Hall often used as a colloquial expression for the Labour Council or Trades Hall Council. Labour councils are a widespread phenomenon, but are given different names in different English-speaking areas. Labour Council is most common in Canada and Australia, Labor Council is used in the (USA) and Trades Council, Trades Union Council or Trades and Labour Council in the United Kingdom (and until recently

288-446: The terms of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The players' union was adopted following the merger of the latest incarnations of the XFL and United States Football League (USFL). The United Football League (UFL) recognized the UFLPA alongside United Steelworkers as the exclusive bargaining representative of UFL players. The adopted USFL - USW collective bargaining agreement (CBA)

306-479: Was renegotiated to ensure continuity of labor relations between the league and players, as the merger officially transitions two eight-team leagues into one eight-team league for the 2024 season. The former USFLPA welcomed a petition filed by the United Steelworkers to represent all USFL players, including those suspended, on the injured reserve, or physically unable to perform list. In an election conducted by

324-581: Was widespread in Australia) and some other countries. Another term sometimes used is Industrial Council, as in for example, the Barrier Industrial Council of Broken Hill in Australia. National associations of trade unions, such as British Trade Union Congress may also be considered a labour council, though the term often implies a primarily local organisation. Labour Councils were formed to meet

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