Collective Bargaining Agreement wrote:
Perhaps, some type of professional running union is needed to push for some type of labor agreement (similar to other professional athletes and their collective bargaining agreement-NFL, NBA, MLB, etc). It may be a good starting point to create some type of reform to the current system. Problem is that all of the shoe companies have to buy into how transparency can help everybody win. Then again, shoe companies have no financial reasons to want to want to change the current system. They have so much power and control over such a small market of professional runners.
Agreed. Not only is the issue with the power shoe companies hold, but also that there isn't widespread interest beyond those directly related to the issue. Case and point, what gets more clicks on this board? Today, threads with people ripping on Katelyn Tuohy and a thread talking about how attractive Konstanze Klosterhalfen is have gotten more action than this thread. It just doesn't interest most people.