Fans of professional sports have been forced to pay attention to labor relations in the last five years. The 1994-1995 season reminded baseball enthusiasts that a player's strike can mean something more than a swing and a miss, and the fans of other sports have experienced similar frustrations. In Playing for Dollars, Paul D. Staudohar analyzes...
Fans of professional sports have been forced to pay attention to labor relations in the last five years. The 1994-1995 season reminded baseball enthus...
The essays comprising this text aim to shed new light on the interaction of labour, management, and government in contemporary major league baseball.
The essays comprising this text aim to shed new light on the interaction of labour, management, and government in contemporary major league baseball.
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The essays comprising this text aim to shed new light on the interaction of labour, management and government in contemporary major league baseball.
The essays comprising this text aim to shed new light on the interaction of labour, management and government in contemporary major league baseball.
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Robert C. Berry William B., IV Gould Paul D. Staudohar
For all the billions of dollars the sports industry generates, its labor laws and negotiations are still relatively new, and their impact is only beginning to be felt. Labor Relations in Professional Sports offers a step-by-step examination of how these new management-player relationships have come about and what they may portend for the future. In an engaging style that is rich in sports history and anecdotes, the authors examine the background of the major team sports--baseball, football, basketball, and hockey--and analyze how business and legal considerations have affected each sport's...
For all the billions of dollars the sports industry generates, its labor laws and negotiations are still relatively new, and their impact is only b...