A game of failure : the 1994-95 Major League Baseball strike, 2014

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Eck

Identifier: b7667126

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate History program. The holdings are bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts degree.

From the Collection:

During the fall 2022 semester (in instances where the requisite waivers were received from consenting student authors), the Monmouth University Library, together with the University's Graduate School and Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences, began providing open access to select full-text digital versions of current theses and dissertations through links to the ProQuest Dissertations Publishing website in the Library's Online Public Access Catalog. Links to these open access digital publications can also be found in the "External Documents" section under any conforming titles that are listed among the holdings itemized in the collection inventory for this finding aid.

Dates

Creation: 2014

Creator

Eckert, Ryan (1983- ) (Author, Person)
Veit, Richard F. (1968- ) (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.

Access to the collection is confined to the Monmouth University Library and is subject to patron policies approved by the Monmouth University Library.

Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

Research appointments are scheduled by the Monmouth University Library Archives Collections Manager (723-923-4526). A minimum of three days advance notice is required to arrange a research appointment for access to the collection.

Patrons must complete a Researcher Registration Form and provide appropriate identification to gain access to the collection holdings. Copies of these documents will be kept on file at the Monmouth University Library.

Extent

1 Items (print book) : 80 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Introduction [excerpts]

Chapter 1 of this paper will examine the past history of baseball labor relations, from the earliest days of the players' unsuccessful attempts to unionize, early days of player free agency, and labor schisms that led to significant work stoppages in 1972 and 1981. The late 1980s would see collusion by team owners to keep player salaries down, as well as the eventual installation of one of their own, Bud Selig, as commissioner. The effect was to set players and owners upon an unavoidable collision course.

Chapter 2 will cover the duration of the 1994-95 strike itself and the twists and turns taken by the negotiations, as well as evolving public perception. Both President Clinton and Congress issued pleas calling for the strike to end, and both were essentially ignored. As futile talks dragged on throughout the winter of 1995, owners attempted to introduce "replacement players" to break the strike, a move met with almost universal disdain.

Finally, Chapter 3 will discuss the eventual conclusion of the strike via the National Labor Relations Board and the U.S. District Court system. It will examine how the issues surrounding the strike were resolved, and how players, ownership, and fans emerged from the conflict.