As the players union points out, its members have rights, too.
A new action sports players union is working to change that.
The negotiations between owners and the players union is over - what else?
Now he has taken on a determined players union for what looks like a long and nasty fight.
Another matter will be management's relationship with the players union.
Changes within the players union have also delayed an agreement.
The players union found this system to be unfair, and eventually won a court action in 1976.
But the players union has said only that it will test the feelings of its members.
Any of those actions would most likely be challenged by the players union.
Of course, the players union may not like that solution.