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Re:Microsoft Workers to Form Company’s First Union in the U.S. by lukas099 on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @11:37AM (#34247764)
Being an NFL football player means you are in like the top 0.0001% of players in a very popular sport, so it's natural that you'd have some leverage.
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Re:Microsoft Workers to Form Company’s First Union in the U.S. by mmcdermott on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @02:19PM (#34250080)
With the added ingredient that fans follow players for a mixture of ability and personal brand. In that sense, it shares some similarities to acting. Names act as box office draws in ways that aren't purely about acting talent.
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