# NFL Labor Problems

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-labor-problems/557711>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [October 19, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-labor-problems/557711 "2010-10-19T22:30:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Intelligently\_Designed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intelligently_designed/32/20957_2.png) [@Intelligently\_Designed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intelligently_Designed)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-labor-problems/557711/1 "2010-10-19T22:30:16Z")

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So there could be a work stoppage in the National Football League in 2011. I understand most of the issues at hand, but this one I just don’t get: “The players’ union could decertify and file an antitrust suit."

Could someone explain what this means exactly?

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**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-labor-problems/557711/2 "2010-10-20T00:12:21Z")

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[Brief decertification article](http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/laborprof_blog/2010/09/saints-vote-to-authorize-decertification.html).