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Major League Baseball loosens non-player labor market

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Open for negotiations. Since the U.S. Supreme Court decided in the Federal Baseball case of 1922 that baseball was not interstate commerce, Major League Baseball has enjoyed an exemption from antitrust law. The Supreme...more

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Unionization of minor league baseball presents interesting issues

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The game has changed. On August 29, the Major League Baseball Players Association, the union representing players in Major League Baseball, announced that it was assisting players in Minor League Baseball in seeking to...more

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Ninth Circuit Rejects San Jose’s Bid to Overturn Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption

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Baseball is the only national sport that is exempt from the antitrust laws. The baseball exemption has existed for 92 years and withstood both court and Congressional challenges, despite the United States Supreme Court’s...more

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