{"id":8062,"date":"2022-09-02T10:34:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T08:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=8062"},"modified":"2022-09-02T13:50:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T11:50:45","slug":"major-league-baseball-players-association-launches-campaign-to-unionize-minor-leaguers-global-player-and-labour-union-movement-stand-in-solidarity","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/major-league-baseball-players-association-launches-campaign-to-unionize-minor-leaguers-global-player-and-labour-union-movement-stand-in-solidarity\/","title":{"rendered":"Major League Baseball Players Association launches campaign to unionize Minor Leaguers: global player and labour union movement stand in solidarity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"en-AU\">The MLBPA, an affiliate of the World Players Association, this week announced a campaign to unionize Minor League Players in the United States. The MLBPA has a long and distinguished track record of representing players and building player power. Its campaign is fully supported by the global player and labour union movements. Full MLBPA release below:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span lang=\"en-AU\">Major League Baseball Players Association launches campaign to unionize Minor Leaguers<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><b><span lang=\"en-AU\">NEW YORK<\/span><\/b>, Aug. 29 \u2013 The Major League Baseball Players Association has launched a campaign to unionize Minor League Players across the country.\u00a0 The historic effort kicked off Sunday night after receiving overwhelming support from the MLBPA\u2019s Executive Board.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span lang=\"en-AU\">\u201cMinor Leaguers represent our game\u2019s future and deserve wages and working conditions that befit elite athletes who entertain millions of baseball fans nationwide,\u201d MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark said. \u201cThey\u2019re an important part of our fraternity and we want to help them achieve their goals both on and off the field.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span lang=\"en-AU\">The campaign is supported by Advocates for Minor Leaguers, which has served as a voice and resource for players since 2020, bringing heightened attention to the substandard working conditions that exist throughout the Minor Leagues.\u00a0 Each member of the Advocates for Minor Leaguers staff has resigned to take on a new role working for the MLBPA.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span lang=\"en-AU\">\u201cThis generation of Minor League Players has demonstrated an unprecedented ability to address workplace issues with a collective voice,\u201d said Harry Marino, outgoing Executive Director of Advocates for Minor Leaguers.\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en-AU\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span lang=\"en-AU\">\u201cThis organizing campaign is an investment in the future of our game and our Player fraternity,\u201d Clark said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span lang=\"en-AU\">\u201430\u2014<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span lang=\"en-AU\">CONTACT:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"en-AU\">Chris Dahl, Director of Communications, 917-699-1294,\u00a0<\/span><a id=\"LPlnk512843\" href=\"mailto:cdahl@mlbpa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\"><span lang=\"en-AU\">cdahl@mlbpa.org<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MLBPA, an affiliate of the World Players Association, this week announced a campaign to unionize Minor League Players in the United States. 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