Beyond the Box Score: A Look at Collective Bargaining Agreements in Professional Sports and Their Effect on Competition
By Ryan R. Dryer, February 8, 2012
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This comment examines the history of the three most prominent leagues in U.S. professional sports: the Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) that govern the employer-employee relationship in each league, the provisions of those CBAs that influence player contracts and contract disputes, the perceptions about competition that have resulted from CBA governance of the leagues, and possible solutions to problems that exist within those leagues.
