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No, we have not expanded our coverage beyond soccer. Yes, we have decided to look for stories from other sports that can be applied to soccer.
Here’s the last one we noticed, from the world of baseball.
ESPN.com’s Jeff Passan reported Friday night that Texas Rangers employees “fear for their health and hope the organization allows employees to work from home after feeling pressure to enter the office.” .
Those fears arose from the disclosure to Vigilante employees that, amid an ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Texas, several members of the organization tested positive.
“We are terrified for our safety,” an unidentified employee told Passan. “Terrified of unknowingly sharing COVID-19 with an older employee, a pregnant coworker, or anyone else who may have some type of underlying condition.”
Some employees argue that they were urged to report to work at the team’s new stadium, and several employees told Passan that working from home is not an option, with some exceptions.
During a video conference on Friday, a doctor affiliated with the team “suggested that employees were more likely to be infected with the coronavirus at home than at work.”
The connection to the NFL is obvious. As unavoidable positive tests occur for players and other team employees, will non-player employees, coaches, and coaches and those who work directly with players be given the ability to work from home? Will those who choose to accept an invitation to do so feel comfortable doing so if colleagues who want to win the favor of management decide to be present in the workplace?
All teams must have a threshold number of positive cases before initiating a protocol that requires all employees whose presence is not critical to prepare the team to play from home, do not have the ability to choose to present themselves. It must be a mandate from the league office, non-negotiable and non-discretionary.
As for the players or anyone who works directly with the players, there should be an always present option to unsubscribe, basically to take advantage. Although most will decide at the beginning of the training camp to show up and participate, their position may change depending on the positive tests and other developments. Players, coaches and others critical of preparing for games must have the ability to walk away without penalty.
