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       Re: England's men split with Rugby Players Association after
       20-year partnership
   DIR By: Camquin
       Date: January 5, 2024, 5:26 am
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       The RPA is a non-profit trade union.
       This new firm look a lot like an agent looking to make a profit.
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       Re: England's men split with Rugby Players Association after
       20-year partnership
   DIR By: poorfour
       Date: January 5, 2024, 6:18 am
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       --- Quote from: Camquin link ---
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       > The RPA is a non-profit trade union.
       > This new firm look a lot like an agent looking to make a
       profit.
       >
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       What’s your basis for saying that? It’s been set up by current
       players and it’s pretty routine for a startup to use its
       lawyers’ or accountants’ address as its registered office
       (rather than rent space of its own).
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       Re: England's men split with Rugby Players Association after
       20-year partnership
   DIR By: Camquin
       Date: January 5, 2024, 12:37 pm
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       The fact that it is a private company limited by guarantee with
       a standard set of for-profit articles.
       And the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act specifically
       prevents a union from being incorporated as a company.
       But apart from that, no, I do not have any evidence.
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       Re: England's men split with Rugby Players Association after
       20-year partnership
   DIR By: poorfour
       Date: January 5, 2024, 2:15 pm
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       --- Quote from: Camquin link ---
       >
       > The fact that it is a private company limited by guarantee
       with a standard set of for-profit articles.
       >
       > And the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act specifically
       prevents a union from being incorporated as a company.
       >
       > But apart from that, no, I do not have any evidence.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Fair enough. So it's not a trade union - but corporate form and
       how a company is actually run are two different things. I've
       worked with several non-profits that are incorporated as private
       companies limited by guarantee for the flexibility that it
       offers.
       I guess we wil have to wait and see. I'm not sure what benefit
       there is in turning a profit in an organisation like that; if
       it's just another sports agency, it's not clear it offers any
       advantage to the players over an existing one.
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