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ProfessorGAC

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5. Will Never Happen

Reply to RainCaster (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 07:14 PM

Apr 3

These player associations are not traditional unions.
They are guilds of independent contractors designed only to assure avoidance of antitrust issues.
The players aren't going to care about the officials to the least degree.

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