The Major League Baseball Players Association, which represents nearly 800 active baseball players, is seeking to add minor league players to its ranks, representing a labor shift that would allow the younger athletes to collectively bargain for better wages and playing conditions.
“Minor leaguers represent our game’s future and deserve wages and working conditions that befit elite athletes who entertain millions of baseball fans nationwide,” MLBPA executive director Tony Clark said in a statement Monday. “They’re an important part of our fraternity and we want to help them achieve their goals both on and off the field.”
The MLBPA sent authorization cards to current minor leaguers Sunday night, asking them to formally designate the union as their official collective bargaining representative. If that measure passes with 30% approval, the union will ask the league for voluntary recognition of their admittance.
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