Major League Baseball players create fund for workers affected by strike

New York. Major League Baseball players have created a $1 million fund to help workers affected by game cancellations due to the lockout.

The Baseball Players Association (MLBPA, for its acronym in English) announced Friday that the fund will be administered by the union itself and the union center American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). The money will be distributed among workers in the stadiums and other facilities that have been economically affected by the ninth work stoppage in baseball, which reaches 92 days.

Preseason games could not start on February 26, as planned under the original schedule. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday canceled the first two regular-season series for each team, scheduled to start March 31.

“Many have not been heard or seen, but are vital to the entertainment experience of our games,” the pitchers said in a statement. Andrew Miller and Max Scherzer, members of the MLBPA board. “Unfortunately, they will also be among those affected by the owner-imposed lockout and game cancellations. Through this fund, we want to make them see that they have our support”.

The union mentioned broadcast and concession crews, electricians, ushers, as well as security, transportation and cleaning personnel among those who are needed to stage Major League games.

“This fund is intended to support the workers, who are the most affected by this lockout imposed by Major League Baseball but whose livelihood has been ignored by the owners in their efforts to pressure the players to accept an unfair agreement,” he said. union President, Tony Clarkit’s a statement.