The peasants are now at the gate
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In any revolution, it’s always interesting to hear comments coming in from both sides of the fence. In the case of NFLPA and the retired player community at large, the battle lines could almost be drawn as a battle between the Haves vs. the Have-Nots. The royalty are holed up in their ivory tower enjoying the privileges that any inside clique always seem to enjoy, oblivious to the starving peasants outside the palace walls. Even with the growing voices of thousands of their fellow retired players getting louder by the day, there are still those in denial.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Dave has still been included in this ongoing local (Seattle) e-mail chain from yesterday as he’s still a dues-paying member of the NFLPA. We’re posting these four latest e-mail exchanges here in unedited format for viewing and we’re also posting a separate rebuttal in a second post (click HERE).
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From: Harrison, Nolan [mailto:Nolan.HarrisonIII@nflplayers.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 1:35 PM
Subject: RE: Former Player’s Benefit Increase?
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There will be an official benefits statement coming from both parties. A couple of things that were accidentally left out of the CBA summary (sorry, everyone is rushing to meet the memberships demand for information) was the improvements to Plan 88 more on workers comp and long term care.
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RobertinSeattle | Tagged:
Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Players Retirement Plan,
Brent Boyd,
Bruce Laird,
Carl Eller,
CBA,
collective bargaining agreement,
Dave Pear,
Disability Benefits,
Do No Evil,
football,
Jeff Nixon,
NFL,
NFL Retired Coaches,
NFLPA,
Nick Bebout,
Nolan Harrison III,
Retired Players Assoc,
RobertinSeattle,
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