Assessing Minor Leaguer’s Union Status and What It Means for America’s Pastime

By Josh Nadreau, of Fisher Phillips To the surprise of many observers, minor league baseball players presented owners with more than 5,400 union authorization cards last August, and perhaps even more surprisingly, Major League Baseball promptly agreed to voluntarily recognize the union—avoiding a drawn-out proceeding before the National Labor Relations Board—just a few days later. As spring beckons across the country and ballparks emerge from their winter slumber, how will the minor leagu