MLBPA opens first international office in Dominican Republic
December 5, 2022 GMTSANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association has opened its first international office in the Dominican Republic.
It is located in the Torre Sarasota Center in Santo Domingo.
Secure with 5-year deal, Clark pushes to make MLBPA stronger
December 1, 2022 GMTSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Tony Clark has never had more clout as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association.
The 50-year-old helped the union navigate a tumultuous stretch that included a pandemic-shortened 2020 season and a new labor deal in March that not only saved a full 162-game season but also was viewed as at least a modest win for the players and their pocketbooks.
MLBPA keeps Clark, extends executive director through 2027
November 30, 2022 GMTSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association has voted to extend the contract of executive director Tony Clark through 2027.
The 50-year-old Clark — who had a 15-year big league career, mostly with the Tigers and Diamondbacks — helped broker the players' current labor deal with MLB.
Giolito, McCullers among 6 elected to MLBPA leadership roles
November 28, 2022 GMTSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association has elected six new players to its eight-member executive subcommittee.
Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr., Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty, Cubs outfielder Ian Happ, Giants outfielder Austin Slater, White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito and Rockies pitcher Brent Suter are the new members.
Judge voted player of the year by fellow major leaguers
November 5, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge was voted player of the year and the American League outstanding player by fellow major leaguers in the annual Players Choice Awards from the Major League Baseball Players Association.
Minor leaguers form union, 17 days after organizing began
September 14, 2022 GMTNEW 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.
MLB prepared to voluntarily recognize minor league union
September 10, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is ready to voluntarily accept the formation of a minor league union, a key step that will lead to collective bargaining and possibly a strike threat at the start of next season.
Major League Baseball Players Association joins AFL-CIO
September 7, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association is joining the AFL-CIO in an effort to strengthen its position in the aftermath of one labor struggle and in the midst of another.
MLB asked to voluntarily accept minor league union
September 6, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association asked management Tuesday to voluntarily accept the union as the bargaining agent for minor leaguers.
Bruce Meyer, the union's deputy executive director, sent a letter to MLB Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem that claimed a majority of minor leaguers had signed authorization cards.
Clark says push to unionize minor leaguers off to good start
August 30, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Major League Baseball Players Association head Tony Clark is confident that at least 30% of minor league players will sign recently distributed union authorization cards in the coming days and weeks, paving the way for thousands more players to potentially join the organization.
MLB players’ association trying to unionize minor leaguers
August 29, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association is attempting to unionize minor leaguers, reversing decades of opposition.
The players' association said Monday it is circulating union authorization cards among players with minor league contracts to form a separate bargaining unit from the big leaguers.
How minor league baseball players are paid
July 29, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee intends to hold a hearing on Major League Baseball's antitrust exemption as it relates to the employment of players in the minor leagues.
Manfred to senators: antitrust exemption stops city switches
July 29, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball told a Senate committee planning a hearing on the sport’s antitrust exemption that it prevents teams from moving without approval and allows the sport to maintain the minor leagues at a wide level.
Baseball union promotes Meyer to deputy executive director
July 6, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — It appears Bruce Meyer will stick around to lead baseball players in the next round of collective bargaining in 2026.
Meyer was promoted to deputy executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association on Wednesday after leading the union’s negotiations during a 99-day lockout that ended in March.
Players’ association affiliate to market former big leaguers
May 24, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The business arm of the baseball players' association has reached a licensing deal with the marketing organization for retired major leaguers.
MLB Players Inc., an affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association, said Tuesday it reached a multiyear agreement with Major League Alumni Marketing, a for-profit subsidiary of the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association.
MLB players gave $50,000 to minor leaguers
April 5, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The union for Major League Baseball players gave $50,000 to their ununionized minor league counterparts.
The payment was made in November 2021, according to the annual financial disclosure dated March 31 and filed by the Major League Baseball Players Association with the U.S.
Major League Baseball labor agreement details
March 12, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Details of the memorandum of understanding agreed to Thursday by Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, as obtained by The Associated Press.
Key proposals in Major League Baseball labor negotiations
March 7, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Some of the key areas in collective bargaining between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association based on proposals through March 6, as obtained by The Associated Press.
Key proposals in Major League Baseball labor negotiations
February 27, 2022 GMTJUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Some of the key areas in collective bargaining between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association as of proposals through Feb. 26, as obtained The Associated Press.
Key proposals in Major League Baseball labor negotiations
February 25, 2022 GMTJUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Some of the key areas in collective bargaining between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association as of proposals through Feb. 24, as obtained The Associated Press.
Key proposals in Major League Baseball labor negotiations
February 19, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Some of the key areas in collective bargaining between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association as of proposals through Feb. 17, as obtained The Associated Press.
MLB cancels spring games through March 4 due to lockout
February 19, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball canceled the first week of spring training games through March 4 in the first public acknowledgement of the disruption caused by the lockout.
The announcement Friday came with the work stoppage in its 79th day, and a day after talks on economics between management and the Major League Baseball Players Association lasted just 15 minutes.
Group praises big leaguers for refusing minor league cuts
February 16, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — An advocacy group for minor league players has praised locked-out big leaguers for refusing to consider a proposal from Major League Baseball that would give teams the flexibility to cut hundreds of minor league jobs.
Key proposals in Major League Baseball labor negotiations
February 11, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Some of the key areas in collective bargaining between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association ahead of the resumption of negotiations on Saturday, as obtained by The Associated Press.
MLB not requiring COVID-19 vaccines for minor leaguers
January 27, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will not require players with minor league contracts to be vaccinated against COVID-19 this season but is mandating that most staff receive the shots.
While players with major league contracts are unionized and rules regarding them must be negotiated by the Major League Baseball Players Association, players with minor league contracts are not collectively organized.
MLB cancels winter meetings after locking out players
December 2, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Baseball's annual winter meetings have been canceled for the second straight year.
Major League Baseball announced the cancellation early Thursday following the start of the owners' lockout of the Major League Baseball Players Association, the sport's first work stoppage in 26 years.
Key proposals in Major League Baseball labor negotiations
December 2, 2021 GMTSome of the key areas in collective bargaining between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association heading into the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement at 11:59 p.m.
MLB, union make little progress ahead of CBA deadline
December 1, 2021 GMTIRVING, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball appeared headed to its first work stoppage in 26 years after a pair of brief negotiating sessions Tuesday led to little or no progress.
The sport's five-year collective bargaining agreement expires at 11:59 p.m.
Key people and background in MLB labor negotiations
November 29, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Key people and background in Major League Baseball’s labor negotiations:
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
A five-year contract between MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association expires at 11:59 p.m.
Ohtani voted player of the year by fellow major leaguers
October 28, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Angels two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani was voted player of the year and the American League outstanding player by fellow major leaguers in the annual Players Choice Awards from the Major League Baseball Players Association.
MLB, union send notices of intent to seek labor changes
September 23, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and the players' association sent the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service letters of intent to seek new labor terms as the Dec. 1 expiration of the sport's collective bargaining agreement approaches.
Marvin Miller remains “Godfather of it all” to modern MLBPA
September 7, 2021 GMTMarvin Miller surveyed the baseball landscape and came to a radical conclusion: if ballplayers could be convinced to see themselves as blue collar laborers — not unlike the steelworkers Miller had once represented — there existed an opportunity to drastically shift the balance of power in the sport.