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SPRINGFIELD -- The American Hockey League (AHL) and the Professional Hockey Players' Association (PHPA) recently announced the ratification of a new four-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
The new CBA, which is effective through Aug. 31, 2014, has been ratified by both the AHL's Board of Governors and the overwhelming majority of AHL players.
The CBA has been modified to include significant enhancements to the health and welfare plan currently offered to AHL players and their families, to provide flexibility to the AHL in Calder Cup Playoff scheduling and financing, and to allow for increases to per-diem and minimum salary as well as modifications to housing and travel provisions.
Since its inception in 1967, the Professional Hockey Players' Association (PHPA) has continued to serve as an advocate of player interests. Currently, the PHPA is the certified, U.S. National Labor Relations Board collective bargaining representative for over 1,600 players on 67 teams in the American Hockey League, ECHL and Central Hockey League.
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