For a number of reasons - including fame and fortune - athletes are not perceived to be workers. But most professional athletes are in highly precarious employment relationships, are member of unions, engage in collective bargaining, go on strike and get injured on the ice, on courts and playing fields. This course will explore the lives of sports workers to see if the work they do is worth the rewards they receive and the risks they take.
For a number of reasons - including fame and fortune - athletes are not perceived to be workers. But most professional athletes are in highly precarious employment relationships, are member of unions, engage in collective bargaining, go on strike and get injured on the ice, on courts and playing fields. This course will explore the lives of sports workers to see if the work they do is worth the rewards they receive and the risks they take.
