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NFL players who voluntarily opt out get no stipend this year

By Rob Maaddi Jun. 23, 2021 08:23 PM EDT
NFL players must decide by July 2 if they plan to opt out of playing this season due to COVID-19 concerns, though voluntary opt-outs will not be paid any...

File-This Jan. 3, 2021, file photo shows the NFL logo on the field before a game between the Denver Broncos and the Las Vegas Raiders in Denver. The NFL and NFL Players Association have updated COVID-19 protocols to loosen restrictions for fully vaccinated players and to encourage others to get the vaccine. Unvaccinated players must continue to get daily testing, wear masks and practice physical distancing. They won’t be allowed to eat meals with teammates, can’t participate in media or marketing activities while traveling, aren’t permitted to use the sauna or steam room and may not leave the team hotel or interact with people outside the team while traveling. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos 1/3/2021

Jun. 16, 2021 04:16 PM EDT

Union members arrested during Alabama coal strike protest

May. 26, 2021 10:40 AM EDT
BROOKWOOD, Ala. (AP) — Nearly a dozen miners who've been striking an Alabama coal company for about two months were arrested during a protest outside a mine in...

Indiana union calls governor's unemployment decision 'cruel'

May. 23, 2021 09:26 AM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana AFL-CIO is criticizing Gov. Eric Holcomb’s decision to withdraw the state from federal programs providing an extra $300 in...

Fully vaccinated NFL players, staff don't have to wear masks

By Rob Maaddi May. 14, 2021 04:51 PM EDT
The NFL is not requiring fully vaccinated players and staff to wear masks at team facilities following the CDC’s latest guidance regarding COVID-19. ...

In this May 3, 2021, photo, President Joe Biden gestures as he talks to students during a visit to Yorktown Elementary School, in Yorktown, Va., as first lady Jill Biden watches. Biden has met his goal of having most elementary and middle schools open for full, in-person learning in his first 100 days. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Presidents of teachers unions call for full school reopening

By Collin Binkley May. 13, 2021 11:36 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2019, file photo, Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. The heavy lifting is hardly done for Beane after the Bills general manager completed making much-needed upgrades to Buffalo's pass rush, and restocking the roster's depth at the NFL draft this weekend (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
AP source: No cutting players because they are unvaccinated

By Barry Wilner May. 07, 2021 01:56 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2021, file photo, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) runs during an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Green Bay, Wis. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst says the team remains committed to Rodgers “for the foreseeable future” one year after trading up in the first round to draft the three-time MVP’s potential successor. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)
Analysis: After draft, some obstacles ahead for NFL in 2021

By Barry Wilner May. 03, 2021 03:37 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Apr. 28, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
York Daily Record. April 25, 2021. Editorial: Victims have waited long enough, open Pennsylvania’s courtroom doors ...

File-This Dec. 27, 2020, file photo shows Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski talking to quarterback Baker Mayfield (60 before an NFL football game against the New York Jets, in East Rutherford, N.J. Stefanski isn't necessarily proud that he and his coaching staff have become proficient at working virtually. The Browns had their second day of remote meetings Tuesday after Cleveland's players _ along with numerous teams across the NFL _ decided to skip any in-person workouts for the time being due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
Zooming along: Browns, Stefanski begin workouts apart

By Tom Withers Apr. 20, 2021 05:54 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2021, file photo, Cleveland Browns center JC Tretter (64) snaps the ball during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh. Following the advice of Browns center and NFL Players Association President Tretter, Cleveland's players joined a list of teams who say they will skip voluntary in-person workouts this offseason. (AP Photo/Don Wright, File)
Steelers players 10th group skipping in-person workouts

By The Associated Press Apr. 16, 2021 03:05 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2021, file photo, Cleveland Browns center JC Tretter (64) snaps the ball during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh. Following the advice of Browns center and NFL Players Association President Tretter, Cleveland's players joined a list of teams who say they will skip voluntary in-person workouts this offseason. (AP Photo/Don Wright, File)
Browns, Raiders players say they'll skip offseason workouts

By Tom Withers Apr. 15, 2021 06:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020 file photo, Cleveland Browns center JC Tretter stands on the field during an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Cleveland. NFL players were locked out of team headquarters last offseason because of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, their union wants them to boycott any in-person OTAs. Last year, teams were forced to do everything online until training camps opened in August, and NFL Players Association president J.C. Tretter has been advocating for a repeat of last year's offseason, arguing that the adjustments caused by the coronavirus showed the arduous offseason programs were unnecessary.(AP Photo/David Richard, File)
NFL players call for virtual offseason, shun in-person work

By Arnie Stapleton Apr. 13, 2021 05:18 PM EDT

Miners continue strike in Alabama after contract rejected

Apr. 12, 2021 08:16 AM EDT
BROOKWOOD, Ala. (AP) — A strike is continuing at two Alabama coal mines after union members rejected a contract proposal. The United Mine...

Union, coal company reach tentative deal to end strike

Apr. 06, 2021 08:18 AM EDT
BROOKWOOD, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama coal company has reached a tentative deal with labor to end a strike that idled more than 1,100 workers in Tuscaloosa County,...

Jon Brockett, a producer for the 27th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, poses for a photo in Los Angeles on March 25, 2021. The Screen Actors Guild Awards airs Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT on TNT and TBS. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Pre-taped SAG Awards go for spirit of live ceremonies past

By Lynn Elber Mar. 31, 2021 11:37 AM EDT

Strike set for Alabama coal mines barring late agreement

Mar. 31, 2021 10:57 AM EDT
BROOKWOOD, Ala. (AP) — More than 1,100 workers at two Alabama coal mines and related facilities owned by Warrior Met Coal Inc. will go on strike barring a last...

Teachers unions back proposed delay of return to classroom

Mar. 15, 2021 02:55 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — The leaders of three Massachusetts teachers unions are supporting emergency legislation filed by state lawmakers that would require the state's...

Unions back proposal for firefighters to vaccinate teachers

Mar. 08, 2021 12:21 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Unions representing teachers and firefighters in Massachusetts have proposed having firefighters administer coronavirus vaccines to educators,...

NFL increases salary cap minimum to $180 million

By Rob Maaddi Feb. 18, 2021 09:45 AM EST
The NFL has increased the salary cap to a minimum of $180 million for the 2021 season. The league and the NFL Players Association had...