1987 NFL players' strike

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:category gptkb:1987_in_American_football
gptkb:1987_labor_disputes_and_strikes
gptkb:National_Football_League_labor_disputes
gptkb:Sports_labor_disputes_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:cause dispute over free agency
gptkbp:endDate 1987-10-15
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1987 NFL players' strike
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:The_Replacements
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:ABC
gptkb:CBS
gptkb:ESPN
gptkb:NBC
gptkbp:notableAchievement NFLPA decertified as a union in 1989
eventual introduction of free agency in 1993
no new collective bargaining agreement
strike weakened NFLPA
legal battles over free agency continued after strike
Washington Redskins won Super Bowl XXII with contributions from replacement players
gptkbp:notableCompany gptkb:NFL_Players_Association
National Football League
gptkbp:notableEvent picket lines crossed by some players
strike ended without new free agency agreement
use of 'replacement players' or 'scabs'
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Year_of_the_Scab
gptkbp:notablePlayerWhoCrossedPicketLine gptkb:Lawrence_Taylor
gptkb:Tony_Dorsett
gptkb:Joe_Montana
gptkb:Steve_Largent
gptkbp:notablePlayerWhoDidNotCrossPicketLine gptkb:Reggie_White
gptkb:Gene_Upshaw
gptkbp:notableTeamWithReplacementWins gptkb:Dallas_Cowboys
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Rams
gptkb:New_England_Patriots
gptkb:Washington_Redskins
gptkbp:numberOfGamesCancelled 1
gptkbp:numberOfGamesWithReplacements 3
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1982_NFL_players'_strike
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:NFLPA
collective bargaining
free agency
NFL owners
replacement players
gptkbp:result use of replacement players
gptkbp:startDate 1987-09-22
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chicago_Bears_(replacement_player)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7