For workers and unions, there hasn’t been much to celebrate on Labor Day in recent years. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says things may finally be looking up. (Sneak preview of Monday MacKay commentary).
Today we honor organized labor, the folks who gave us the 40-hour week, overtime pay and health benefits. Not to mention the middle-class that long made America an exceptional, stable and prosperous nation.
Judge Richard M. Berman’s decision to vacate Tom Brady’s four-game suspension is a stunning victory for the New England Patriots quarterback and a stinging blow to the National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Think of the NFL as the Roman Empire of sports in America and Goodell as Caesar. Magnificent stadia dot the landscape from coast to coast, and every week from September to January gladiators clash to the cheers of hundreds of thousands of loyal subjects.
A federal judge has tossed out the four-game suspension imposed by the National Football League on New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in the so-called Deflategate case.
U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman ruled minutes ago that the suspension violated provisions of the NFL’s contract with the labor union that represents the players.
