Athletes as workers

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-07-06 DOI:10.1080/00948705.2024.2370472

Preston Lennon

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Abstract

In this paper, I argue that there are a number of ethical issues facing college and professional athletes that admit of a unified treatment: viewing athletes as workers. By worker, I mean an agent who sells their labor for compensation. With this notion of worker in place, I present and discuss arguments for four claims: not paying college athletes is morally wrong; that the N.C.A.A. infringes on the right of college athletes to collectively bargain; that it is prima facie wrong to draft and trade professional athletes; and that fans fail to respect athletes’ right to strike when they complain about labor stoppages in professional leagues. I argue that sports fans and members of sports media should explicitly conceive of athletes as workers to recognize and prevent these wrongs. I conclude by suggesting that all with an interest in the welfare of labor have an interest in conceiving of athletes as workers, as it puts what is owed to all workers into stark relief.

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运动员作为工人

在本文中，我认为大学和职业运动员所面临的一些伦理问题可以统一处理：将运动员视为工人。所谓工人，我指的是出卖自己劳动以获取报酬的代理人。有了这个工人的概念，我提出并讨论了四种主张的论据：不付给大学生运动员报酬在道德上是错误的；全国大学生体育协会侵犯了大学生运动员集体谈判的权利；招募和交易职业运动员表面上看是错误的；当球迷抱怨职业联盟的劳工停工时，他们没有尊重运动员罢工的权利。我认为，体育迷和体育媒体成员应明确地将运动员视为工人，以认识和防止这些错误。最后，我建议所有关心劳工福利的人都有兴趣将运动员视为工人，因为这将对所有工人的亏欠一目了然。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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