Are players' unions good for professional sports leagues?

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"Are Players' Unions Good for Professional Sports Leagues?: Books in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and a challenge to critical thinking skills"-- Provided by publisher.

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At issue. Sports

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ISBN:

9780737764178
9780737764161

Description:

110 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 102-104) and index

Contents:

Players' unions make professional sports more competitive and fair / Timothy L. Epstein
Players' unions make professional sports too expensive for fans / Ben Shapiro
Football's future if the players win / Roger Goodell
Players' unions protect owners, not players or fans / Arn Tellem
Agents, not unions, are the cause of NBA labor strife / Kevin Ding
NBA labor issues are based in racism / David J. Leonard
Fans are the real victims of sports labor strife / Sally Jenkins
Fans will always return after a sports labor dispute / David J. Berri, Martin B. Schmidt, Stacey L. Brook
The success of the NFL proves collective bargaining benefits everyone / David Madland, Nick Bunker
NFL labor dispute reflects wider rift between workers and employers / Michael Schottey
Players' unions encourage perpetual labor strife / Richard A. Epstein
Players unions give athletes a voice that non-union workers don't have / Paul Frymer, Dorian T. Warren
Adopting European system would eliminate labor issues in US sports / David Berri
Make the fans the owners: a long-term solution for the NFL / Roger Groves

LCCN:

2012025356

Control Number:

1004782

Other Authors:

Riggs, Thomas, 1963-

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