[US] Baseball players seek expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights

On May 27, in New York, baseball players made their opening move in what are expected to be long and contentious labour negotiations, The Hamilton Spectator reports.

The Major League Baseball Players Association is asking for expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights, together with nearly doubling the major league minimum.

In addition, it is increasing the amount of money high-revenue teams would be expected to share with less-affluent clubs.

The union reportedly outlined its initial economic proposals during a bargaining session at the players’ association office in Manhattan, one day before Major League Baseball was expected to make a salary cap proposal.

It included what it called a “competitive integrity tax” to penalise teams dropping below a payroll floor and called for the luxury tax threshold to rise to $300 million next year.

Source: The Hamilton Spectator

On May 27, in New York, baseball players made their opening move in what are expected to be long and contentious labour negotiations, The Hamilton Spectator reports.

The Major League Baseball Players Association is asking for expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights, together with nearly doubling the major league minimum.

In addition, it is increasing the amount of money high-revenue teams would be expected to share with less-affluent clubs.

The union reportedly outlined its initial economic proposals during a bargaining session at the players’ association office in Manhattan, one day before Major League Baseball was expected to make a salary cap proposal.

It included what it called a “competitive integrity tax” to penalise teams dropping below a payroll floor and called for the luxury tax threshold to rise to $300 million next year.

Source: The Hamilton Spectator