CFL CBA talks: Last resort mediator

(STONEY CREEK, ON) In an attempt to resolve the differences between the C.F.L.P.A. and the P.R.C. and C.F.L., on June
2nd , 2014 we contacted the Mediator and advised him that the C.F.L.P.A. Negotiating Committee would be prepared to
recommend an agreement on terms more favourable than our last position. The terms that we communicated were as
follows:

Term
4 years

Minimum Club Player’s Salary
2014 $4.8M;
2015 $5.0M;
2016 $5.2M;
2017 $5.4M.
Salary Cap
2014 $5.2M;
2015 $5.6M;
2016 $5.8M;
2017 $6.0M.
Minimum Compensation for Players
2014 $50,000;
2015 $51,000;
2016 $52,000;
2017 $53,000.
Revenue Protection Clause
Increase the gross revenue that triggers re-negotiation of the salary cap from $12 million to $18 million.

Compensation for Veterans for Increase in Salary Expenditure Cap
Veterans would be paid an average of $8,500.00 per Veteran Player, which would be redistributed based upon
number of years of veteran status. Rookies would be paid the already proposed $1,500.00.

In addition to the above, we communicated that there were other important issues that had to be
resolved. Those key issues identified were the Option clause, practice times and contact during practices,
pension plan (we revised our proposal to $4,000.00 per Player and $4,000.00 per Club), salary protection and
medical treatment when players are injured late in the season, and maintaining the provision in the Collective
Agreement that requires all Contract Advisors/Agents to be registered with the C.F.L.P.A. We also indicated
that we would be prepared to recommend that we agree that the marketing fee in the sum of $450,000.00
remain the same.

We communicated this to the Mediator and requested that he contact Legal Counsel for the P.R.C. to
determine if there was a willingness to sit down and try to resolve the terms of the Collective Agreement
inclusive of these terms.

On June 2nd, 2014, a few hours later, the Mediator contacted our Legal counsel and advised that the Player
Relations Committee had convened to discuss this proposal and they are not prepared to move in any respect
from their last offer. They maintain that is their best offer and it will not improve. They indicated that they
see no point in meeting unless we are prepared to accept their offer.

We want to let it be known that the C.F.L.P.A. has moved over $1M off of our original proposed salary cap in
order to facilitate negotiations and to work towards a resolution. We have also agreed with many of the
P.R.C.’s proposed changes to the Collective Agreement. Once again the P.R.C. has flat out rejected any
proposal we have put forth and are in no way interested in negotiating. Their mandate appears to be that of
not creating a partnership with the players, but dictating the terms of what they deem to be an acceptable
agreement.

The Executive and Player Representatives of the C.F.L.P.A. are united and are in no way prepared to
recommend the last proposal of the P.R.C. to our members.