Emergency Minor League Union Pod

They uhhhh are doing the damn thing! In this emergency podcast, Alex and Bobby break down the announcement that the MLBPA has launched a campaign to unionize minor league baseball players, diving into the history that brought us here, why the current moment is ripe for this effort, and what the coming fight might look like.

Links:
The MLBPA’s statement on their campaign to unionize the minors
Joon Lee on the MLBPA sending out union authorization cards
Evan Drellich on the effort the unionize the minors
Where is the minor league unionization effort? (from 2012)
Buy Unionize the Minors merchandise

Songs featured in this episode:
The Clash — “Career Opportunities” • Booker T & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”

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