Baseball Strikes of the 80s

By lenakp04
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    Free-Agent Negotation

    Many MLB players walk out of spring training, causing them to have to cancel the final eight days of the exhibition schedule

  • Compensation Plan

    Player-Management Panel cant come to a compromise, so they decide to use a compensation plan that would provide for a team signing a ranking free agent to give up a roster player, and an amateur draft choice as the price.

  • NLRB Rejection Strike

    Judge Werker rejects the National Labor Relations Board´s request to rescind the compensation plan two days prior. A good majority of the players strike, causing them to cancel the season until further notice

  • Independence Day

    The nation experiences their first Independence Day of the century without an MLB game

  • Kenneth E Moffet Compromise

    Kenneth E Moffet was a federal mediator who proposed a compromise to help settle the disputes and end the strikes. The players accept the proposal but the owners of their teams reject it.

  • Reaching a Compromise

    After over twelve hours of negotiations between the team owners and the players, they announce a compromise at 6.a.m. on July 31st.

  • First Game Back

    First All-Star game post-strike is played in Cleveland

  • Regular Season Resumes