Minor League Baseball players will Unionize

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 5,500 minor league baseball players formed a union on Wednesday, completing a lightning-fast organization campaign that launched just 17 days earlier in an effort to boost annual salaries as low as $10,400.

Martin Scheinman, the sport’s independent arbitrator, notified Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association that a majority of the 5,567 players in the minor league bargaining unit had signed union authorization cards since the drive started Aug. 28. He did not provide the sides a specific number.

“This historic achievement required the right group of players at the right moment to succeed,” union head Tony Clark said in a statement. “Minor leaguers have courageously seized that moment, and we look forward to improving their terms and conditions of employment through the process of good faith collective bargaining.”

MLB had agreed Saturday that it would voluntarily accept a union if there was majority support and would not force players to petition the National Labor Relations Board to hold a representation election.

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[BillBene]

By the way Brodie. Thanks SO MUCH for your videos of the Neumann TLM 103 with the UAD Apollo and the different vocal chains you use with the Unison pres. So very helpful. Keep em coming. Esp for voice over. Also love the TLM vs U87 videos you've done. That's my next mic😊Thanks bud 👍

[BillBene]

Having played 8 seasons in minor leagues Brodie (most with Dodgers), this was long overdue. Good to see these kids get better support from MLBPA...
...finally