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Unbelievable that rates are so low.

High school basketball officials set to strike this week over pay
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$31? That is really pitiful. I get that for some Rec Ball games......

Anyone ever seen, or been part of, a "strike" over the yrs?
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At $31, you are basiclly paying to officiate.
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Yes you guys are right. It is because our pay needs to be approved the the lhsaa which is made up of 400+ principals and they approve or veto any pay raise. On Tuesday Feb 1, 2011 all games except for a few have been postponed. There is hope that games will be played on Friday. After today the LHSAA has passed an emergency resolution stating that ANYONE can officiate the basketball games.

The way the pay actually works, most people work 2 games so that is between 56 and 62 depending on your rating along with travel that ranges from 12-18 additional dollars per official. So if you are the highest rated and drive to one of our furthest member schools each official would recieve $80

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Officials? pay issues halt games | Latest News | 2theadvocate.com — Baton Rouge, LA
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Are there enough officials to cover the games (including the effects of new officials joining, or not, the ranks) at $31? If so, then it's a fair price.
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Some how they will twist it and say since the officials aren't working they are taking the game away from the kids.
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After today the LHSAA has passed an emergency resolution stating that ANYONE can officiate the basketball games.
Well you can imagine the quality of these games

While I do not officiate for the money I also would not work for $31 as that would be losing money in the end.
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Are there enough officials to cover the games (including the effects of new officials joining, or not, the ranks) at $31? If so, then it's a fair price.
Bob has a point. The more officials there are to cover the demand, the lower the rates will be. Scarcity increases rates.

That said, I'm glad to see officiating folk step up and negotiate harder.
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Are there enough officials Of high enough quality to satisfy the schools to cover the games (including the effects of new officials joining, or not, the ranks) at $31? If so, then it's a fair price.
Price can impact quality, and while I'm a free-marketer, sometimes in these situations negotiation is important.

If associations are seeing their ranks depleted of quality officials due to these low fees, and they are hearing from the schools about low quality, it sometimes takes drastic measures to get their attention.

I'm not a fan of striking when a contract exists - but this may work if they open the games up to anyone and find out what that's about.
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After today the LHSAA has passed an emergency resolution stating that ANYONE can officiate the basketball games.
I can't wait to hear the results of this policy.
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