Yet the political will to overcome the power of employers — whether multibillion-dollar sports franchises like the NFL, massive ecommerce corporations like Amazon, logistics companies or food service empires — is currently lacking. Football holds a unique place in American culture, so much so that curbing the political power of the NFL’s profit-motivated machine is difficult to imagine.
The tragic event of January 2 provides a mandate for all of us, football fans or not, to consider the value of workers’ health, safety and rights at work. U.S. workers remain vulnerable to hazards, disease and risks every day, even if the sight of a football player collapsing on a field is rare one. As
, an associate professor at the University College Dublin School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, told“Whether the workplace is in a coal mine, an office or on a football field, all employers should demonstrate a duty of care to their employees and value their employees as their most critical asset.
Are you kidding? Without powerful unions money will always trump worker's health, safety and rights. Before Reagan we had strong unions, but not any more.
This wasn’t an accident. The game is designed to cause injury. Look into football and CTE. I would NEVER let a child, or anyone, play the sport.