Major League Baseball labor disputes
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Major League Baseball labor disputes are recurring conflicts between team owners and players over issues like salaries, free agency, and working conditions that have led to strikes, lockouts, and significant disruptions to the sport.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike | 0 |
| Major League Baseball labor disputes of the early 1980s | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collective bargaining dispute
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labor dispute ⓘ player strike ⓘ sports labor conflict ⓘ |
| alsoAffects | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causedBy | Major League Baseball labor disputes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectiveBargainingFramework | Major League Baseball collective bargaining agreement ⓘ |
| commonTactics |
owner lockout
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player strike ⓘ work stoppage ⓘ |
| counterparty | Major League Baseball club owners ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstMajorStrike | 1972 Major League Baseball strike ⓘ |
| frequency | recurring ⓘ |
| impact |
cancellation of postseason games
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cancellation of regular season games ⓘ damage to MLB public image ⓘ decline in fan attendance ⓘ financial losses for owners ⓘ financial losses for players ⓘ |
| legalContext |
United States labor law
NERFINISHED
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antitrust exemption of Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| mainIssues |
revenue sharing
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salary cap proposal ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Major League Baseball Commissioner
NERFINISHED
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Major League Baseball Players Association NERFINISHED ⓘ Major League Baseball players ⓘ Major League Baseball team owners ⓘ |
| mostDisruptiveStrike | 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDispute |
1972 Major League Baseball strike
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1973 Major League Baseball lockout ⓘ 1976 Major League Baseball lockout NERFINISHED ⓘ 1980 Major League Baseball strike NERFINISHED ⓘ 1981 Major League Baseball strike ⓘ 1985 Major League Baseball strike NERFINISHED ⓘ 1990 Major League Baseball lockout NERFINISHED ⓘ 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike NERFINISHED ⓘ 2021–22 Major League Baseball lockout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursIn | Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
collective bargaining agreement in sports
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player unionization ⓘ sports labor relations ⓘ |
| resolutionMechanism |
arbitration
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collective bargaining ⓘ federal mediation ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
cancellation of 1994 World Series
ⓘ
shortened 1995 MLB season ⓘ |
| timePeriod | since mid-20th century ⓘ |
| typicalIssues |
draft compensation
ⓘ
drug testing policies ⓘ free agency rules ⓘ luxury tax ⓘ minimum salary levels ⓘ pension benefits ⓘ player salaries ⓘ playoff format ⓘ revenue sharing ⓘ salary arbitration ⓘ salary caps ⓘ season length ⓘ service time rules ⓘ working conditions ⓘ |
| union | Major League Baseball Players Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Major League Baseball labor disputes of the early 1980s