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Birth of a Union
The MLB Players Association was born -
A New Leader
Marvin Miller given appointed as the first executive director f the MLBPA -
Chalk One Up
Marvin Miller helps negotiate te first ever CBA in professional sports. Gives pro baseball players rights to a league minimum salary of $10,000 (was $6,000 previously). -
May Your Voices be Heard
Miller introduces the process of Arbitration so players can have their cases heard after filing a grievance -
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Strike One
The first MLB players strike which lasted to April 13th which also resulted in the cancellation of games -
Revolutionize the Industry
Players finally won the right to free agency, when arbitrator Peter Seitz ruled that the reserve clause granted a team only one additional year of service from a player, putting an end to perpetual renewal right the clubs had claimed for so long -
"Fehrweather"
Miller hired Don Fehr to join the MLBPA as part of the general counsel. -
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On "Fehr-er" Grounds
In 1977, Miller hired Don Fehr to join the Association as general counsel. Fehr served on the General Counsel for the MLBPA until 1985, when the players named Don executive director following the short-lived tenure of Ken Moffett as Miller's successor. -
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Collusion
In September 1987, arbitrator Tom Roberts ruled that the owners had violated the Basic Agreement in the first collusion case, and later, in January 1988, determined damages of $10.5 million -
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Show Me the Money
In January MLBPA filed a third collusion grievance after an offseason players market for which the owners created an "information bank" to share information and restrain salaries. And in November 1990, a final settlement was reached between the players and owners to all three collusion cases in which were filed awarded $280 million in damages to the players. -
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Rock Bottom
The MLBPA's longest labor strike of 232 days. Resulted in the first cancelling of the World Series in 90 years. Lost the MLB about $1 Billion. -
Peace Restored
Fehr negotiated his final CBA as executive director which restored labor peace in Major League Baseball for the next 16 years. -
Being a "Weiner" Isn't Always a Bad Thing
Micheal Wiener became Don Fehr's successor as Executive Director of the MLBPA. -
Cut Short
Executive Director Micheal Wiener's life was cut short after a 15 month battle with brain cancer. He was only 51. -
A Bright Future
The executive board voted unanimously to appoint Tony Clark as the union's next executive director. This made Clark the first ever former player to lead the MLBPA.