NFL's Hiring Of Troy Vincent Could Hurt Union During CBA Talks?

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/349080-nfl-nfls-hiring-of-troy-vincent-could-hurt-union-during-cba-talks

by GridironFans.com Correspondent

Written on February 20, 2010

Troy Vincent, the NFL's new VP/Player Development for Active Players and a former Pro Bowler who had a 15-year NFL career, will start on Monday and will report to NFL VP/Law & Labor Policy Adolpho Birch III, who oversees the NFL player development program. But the hiring raised eyebrows in the football community and some wondered what impact, if any, it could have on the league's position and if it could hurt the union during labor talks. Bill Gould, former National Labor Relations Board Chair, said it was quite uncommon for management to hire a former leader of the union it negotiates against during the midst of collective bargaining. "For someone to be on one side and switch to another in a short period of time, that is what has happened here, that is very unusual. I can't think of that happening in any other collective bargaining situation."