Post a Free Blog

Submit A Press Release

At CWEB, we are always looking to expand our network of strategic investors and partners. If you're interested in exploring investment opportunities or discussing potential partnerships and serious inquiries. Contact: jacque@cweb.com

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Filter by Categories
Action
Animation
Anime
ATP Tour (ATP)
Auto Racing
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Breaking News
Business
Business
Business Newsletter
Call of Duty (CALLOFDUTY)
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Car
Celebrity
Champions Tour (CHAMP)
Comedy
CONCACAF
Counter Strike Global Offensive (CSGO)
Crime
Dark Comedy
Defense of the Ancients (DOTA)
Documentary and Foreign
Drama
eSports
European Tour (EPGA)
Fashion
FIFA
FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC)
FIFA World Cup (FIFA)
Fighting
Football
Formula 1 (F1)
Fortnite
Golf
Health
Hockey
Horror
IndyCar Series (INDY)
International Friendly (FRIENDLY)
Kids & Family
League of Legends (LOL)
LPGA
Madden
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
MLS
Movie and Music
Movie Trailers
Music
Mystery
NASCAR Cup Series (NAS)
National Basketball Association (NBA)
National Football League (NFL)
National Hockey League (NHL)
National Women's Soccer (NWSL)
NBA Development League (NBAGL)
NBA2K
NCAA Baseball (NCAABBL)
NCAA Basketball (NCAAB)
NCAA Football (NCAAF)
NCAA Hockey (NCAAH)
Olympic Mens (OLYHKYM)
Other
Other Sports
Overwatch
PGA
Politics
Premier League (PREM)
Romance
Sci-Fi
Science
Soccer
Sports
Sports
Technology
Tennis
Thriller
Truck Series (TRUCK)
True Crime
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
US
Valorant
Western
Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Women’s NCAA Basketball (WNCAAB)
World
World Cup Qualifier (WORLDCUP)
WTA Tour (WTA)
Xfinity (XFT)
XFL
0
-- Advertisement --spot_img
HomeSportsBaseballMLB News: MLB will voluntarily recognize minor league players’ union

MLB News: MLB will voluntarily recognize minor league players’ union

Add to Favorite
Added to Favorite


Major League Baseball plans to voluntarily recognize a union being formed by minor league players in conjunction with the MLB Players Association.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced the league’s intentions Friday at a news conference discussing on-field rules changes being adopted for next season.

“We, I believe, notified the MLBPA today that we’re prepared to execute an agreement on voluntary recognition,” Manfred said. “I think they’re working on the language as we speak.”

Most minor leaguers have not been represented by a labor union before the recent push to unionize. More than half of minor league players voted to support the MLBPA’s unionizing efforts, and on Tuesday morning, the MLBPA sent a letter to Major League Baseball asking for formal recognition.

The push for unionization has been fueled by dissatisfaction with wages and working conditions in the minors.

MLB boosted the minimum salaries in the minors in 2021. Pay was increased from $290 to $500 per week in Class A, $350 to $600 in Double-A and from $502 to $700 in Triple-A. Players are only paid during the roughly five-month season.

Earlier this year, MLB agreed to pay minor leaguers $185 million to settle a federal lawsuit that alleged violations of minimum-wage laws. The plaintiffs’ attorneys estimated that up to 23,000 players would receive about $5,000 each in the settlement.

–Field Level Media

Subscribe to get Latest News Updates

Latest News

You may like more
more

MLB News: M’s Mitch Garver capitalizing on chances as Royals visit

A return to his former stomping grounds turned out...

MLB News: Giants host Diamondbacks, try to put frustrations behind them

The Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants begin a...

MLB News: Orioles’ Trevor Rogers eyes 2nd win in a week vs. Rangers

The Baltimore Orioles will carry a modicum of confidence...