NFL Players Association Executive Committee Member Files ULP Against Own Union and Its Leaders

By Gregg E. Clifton, of Jackson Lewis   Russell Okung, a current NFL player and member of the National Football League Players Association’s (NFLPA) executive committee, has filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), alleging the union has threatened retaliation against its own members and violated its own constitution by forcing a full-member ratification vote of a new 10-year labor agreement between the league and its players despite the