Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 Players' Unions Make Professional Sports More Competitive and Fair Timothy L. Epstein 11
2 Players' Unions Make Professional Sports Too Expensive for Fans Ben Shapiro 17
3 Football's Future If the Players Win Roger Goodell 21
4 Players' Unions Protect Owners, Not Players or Fans Am Tellem 26
5 Agents, Not Unions, Are the Cause of NBA Labor Strife Kevin Ding 31
6 NBA Labor Issues Are Based in Racism David J. Leonard 36
7 Fans Are the Real Victims of Sports Labor Strife Sally Jenkins 44
8 Fans Will Always Return After a Sports Labor Dispute David J. Berri Martin B. Schmidt Stacey L. Brook 49
9 The Success of the NFL Proves Collective Bargaining Benefits Everyone David Madland Nick Bunker 61
10 NFL Labor Dispute Reflects Wider Rift Between Workers and Employers Michael Schottey 68
11 Players' Unions Encourage Perpetual Labor Strife Richard A. Epstein 73
12 Players' Unions Give Athletes a Voice That Non-Union Workers Don't Have Paul Frymer Dorian T. Warren 80
13 Adopting European System Would Eliminate Labor Issues in US Sports David Berri 85
14 Make the Fans the Owners: A Long-Term Solution for the NFL Roger Groves 91
Organizations to Contact 97
Bibliography 102
Index 105